29th Contemporary History Auction

Bidding on 1475 lots has ended on 2nd June 2019. 90% of all lots sold

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1914 Iron Cross 1st Class "WE" + LDO case

1914 Iron Cross 1st Class "WE" + LDO case

1914 Iron Cross 1st Class "WE" + LDO case

LOT 37-1012
SOLD
Auction ended        2nd June 2019  |  04:16 pm CEST
RESULT
125,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 17,5 %

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DESCRIPTion, DETaILS & Photos
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PERIOD
COUNTRY Deutschland
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT
LOT 37-1012
EAN 2000000353944
LOT 37-1012
PERIOD
COUNTRY Deutschland
EAN 2000000353944
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD
COUNTRY Deutschland
LOT 37-1012
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000353944
OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT
1914 Iron Cross 1st Class "WE" + LDO case

Description

Made by J.H. Werner. "WE" maker marked to the reverse. Three-part construction. Iron core. Black repainted core as well as professionally cleaned.  

Including a red LDO case of issue (postwar). 

Nice condition.

 

 

 


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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