Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive specifically designed for the commandos

specifically designed for the commandos

1918) and his wife Henriette (née Schmidt)

and numbered 127

maker marked "MEDAL ARTS CO

THE DUKE OF YORK

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive specifically designed for the commandos(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a convex 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 lug retaining a period original nut and backplate,