Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Owner-Attributed Example, by KO GTRexclude Wounded 4) and Men (Killed

Wounded 4) and Men (Killed

Europe and China as of 1945)

west of Torbruk

a bronzed iron (magnetic) cross pattée

measuring 85 mm (w) x 135 mm (h)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Owner-Attributed Example, by KO GTRexclude Wounded 4) and Men (Killed(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked