33rd Contemporary History Auction

Bidding on 1066 lots has ended on 17th November 2019. 92% of all lots sold

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Prussia - "Ostende 1917" engraved 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class on screw-back

Prussia - "Ostende 1917" engraved 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class on screw-back

Prussia - "Ostende 1917" engraved 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class on screw-back

LOT 42-0758
SOLD
Auction ended        17th November 2019  |  02:08 pm CET
RESULT
390,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 22,50 %

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DESCRIPTion, DETaILS & Photos
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PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Deutschland
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
OEK 1908
MAKER
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LOT 42-0758
EAN 2000000404905
LOT 42-0758
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Deutschland
EAN 2000000404905
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Deutschland
LOT 42-0758
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000404905
OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT
Imperial Germany
Prussia - "Ostende 1917" engraved 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class on screw-back


Description

Non-magnetic Iron Cross 1st Class on screw-back. Rarely hand-engraved  "Ostende / B2 / 24.8.17".  Extremely hard to find!

Good condition 2.


Condition
See description
Historical information
Award period
1914 - 1924
OEK
1908
Institution date
March 17, 1813
Instituted by
King Frederick William III of Prussia

King Frederick William III of Prussia initially created the Iron Cross as a military decoration on March 17, 1813, during the Napoleonic Wars. The Iron Cross was also awarded during the Franco-Prussian War (1870), World War I (1914), and World War II (1939).

The Iron Cross was usually a military decoration only but awarded to civilians for performing military functions in a few instances.

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