Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by WE Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic set on a 60 mm-long

set on a 60 mm-long zink core

the obverse presenting a tower with two chess pieces within the inscription FEDERACION PALENTINA DE AJEDREZ

This comprehensive reference is the result of years of study by one of the leading experts of the Flak Badges of the Wehrmacht

the obverse trimmed along all four edges with silver aluminum wire tresses measuring 8 mm in diameter (indicating issue to Border Officers)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by WE Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic set on a 60 mm-long(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 an elongated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,