Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Sy & Wagner Auction " While still in Canada

" While still in Canada

1918 and was taken on strength at the Canadian Army Medical Corps Regimental Depot on September 30th

two badges exhibiting slight discoloration

A fine textbook example of an Iron Cross 1914 First Class “Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Sy & Wagner Auction " While still in Canada(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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, the pinback marked S W for maker