Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Deutscher Offizier Verein Private Purchase Example Province of China measuring 70 mm (w) x

measuring 70 mm (w) x 42 mm (h)

number impressed "258504" on the reverse

chipping evident in the blue enamels on the lower ribbon banner

with minor discolouration and fatigue evident

There is also a fighter wing “Freiherr von Richthofen” 1917/18 business card to Gabriel

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Deutscher Offizier Verein Private Purchase Example Province of China measuring 70 mm (w) x(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 central threaded screw post retaining an original nut and