39th Contemporary History Auction

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1914 Iron Cross 1st Class - 1957 type

1914 Iron Cross 1st Class - 1957 type

1914 Iron Cross 1st Class - 1957 type

LOT 49-0360
SOLD
Auction ended        26th September 2020  |  05:59 pm CEST
RESULT
135,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 22,50 %

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PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Deutschland
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT
LOT 49-0360
EAN 2000000490748
LOT 49-0360
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Deutschland
EAN 2000000490748
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD 1918 — 1945
COUNTRY Deutschland
LOT 49-0360
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000490748
OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT
Germany 1918 - 1945
1914 Iron Cross 1st Class - 1957 type


Description

1957 type. Iron core. Three-part construction. Original black paint.

 


Condition
1-
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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