ratisbon's | 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class 'KO' marked and 1914 Iron cross second class 'WILM' marked | DISCOVER GENUINE MILITARIA, ANTIQUES & COINS

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PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany

MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS

OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT

LOT 74-1364
EAN 2000000832869

LOT 74-1364
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany

EAN 2000000832869
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT

PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
LOT 74-1364

MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000832869
OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT

Imperial Germany
1914 Iron Cross 1st Class 'KO' marked and 1914 Iron cross second class 'WILM' marked

Description

1914 Iron Cross 1st Class. Classic three-part construction with iron core. Original paint to the core. Correctly attached hinge, catch and pin. No repairs. Maker's mark: 'KO'.

1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class : Three part construction with iron core. Original paint to the core. Maker marked in the ring 'WILM'

A very nice set of original war-time crosses

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.