Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross, Exhibition Example Auction Archive by Chris Brooker

by Chris Brooker

Hungarian crown on the lid

with original ribbon and buckle

this badge was buried

with folding creases and soiling evident

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross, Exhibition Example Auction Archive by Chris Brooker(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuz). A very fine quality cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, the reverse centre with a branch of three oak leaves below the crowned initials FW, with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbering on the