Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Sy & Wagner Auction two badges exhibiting slight discoloration

two badges exhibiting slight discoloration

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CHIEF YEOMAN UNITED STATES NAVY for service as set forth in the following CITATION: "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Telephone Talker on board the U

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

7 Stationary Hospital in London on May 9th

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Sy & Wagner Auction two badges exhibiting slight discoloration(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