Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example Auction Archive A rare set of award

A rare set of award documents to Reimar Schmidt

the center was changed to the Office of the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff

moisture damage present on the bottom

and the reverse demonstrates the remnants of an adhesive from previous display

Elizabeth Owen of Toronto (his mother having been widowed)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example Auction Archive A rare set of award(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and a silver alloy, consisting of a vaulted 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, unmarked,