40th Contemporary History Auction

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1914 Iron Cross 1st Class - WS

1914 Iron Cross 1st Class - WS

1914 Iron Cross 1st Class - WS

LOT 50-0189
SOLD
Auction ended        14th November 2020  |  04:05 pm CET
RESULT
240,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 22,50 %

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PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Deutschland
MATERIAL
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OEK 1908
MAKER
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LOT 50-0189
EAN 2000000494029
LOT 50-0189
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Deutschland
EAN 2000000494029
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Deutschland
LOT 50-0189
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000494029
OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT
Imperial Germany
1914 Iron Cross 1st Class - WS


Description

Made by Wagner, Berlin. "WS" maker marked. Three-part construction. Original black paint. Iron core. Lovely patina. 

 


Condition
2
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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