Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive 5 mm x 210 mm

5 mm x 210 mm

the reverse bearing a central raised and crowned monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II

although there is no gazette entry for them

measuring 21 cm (w) x 30 cm (h)

Nova Scotia on April 5

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive 5 mm x 210 mm(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 a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,