Prussia, Kingdom. A Core For An 1870 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross certificate_of_authenticity gilt and surface wear evident

gilt and surface wear evident on both

Two months after arriving in Washington

black and silver insignia on a brown field

A First War Royal Coat-of-Arms Badge

flying aboard de Havilland Mosquito fighter bombers during the Second World War

Prussia, Kingdom. A Core For An 1870 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross certificate_of_authenticity gilt and surface wear evident(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 Herzstck). Reinstituted 19 July 1870. A core for an 1870 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, constructed of magnetic Iron, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with initials FW topped by a royal crown,