43rd Contemporary History Auction

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Major Ellersiek - 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class

Major Ellersiek -  1914 Iron Cross 1st Class

Major Ellersiek - 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class

LOT 53-0188
SOLD
Auction ended        10th July 2021  |  04:04 pm CEST
RESULT
115,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 22,50 %

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PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT
LOT 53-0188
EAN 2000000566276
LOT 53-0188
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
EAN 2000000566276
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
LOT 53-0188
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000566276
OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT
Imperial Germany
Major Ellersiek - 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class


Description

Well worn cross with non-magnetic brass core. Unmarked. 


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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