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1914 Iron Cross 1st Class

1914 Iron Cross 1st Class in case to Uffz. Hahn - engraved

1914 Iron Cross 1st Class in case to Uffz. Hahn - engraved

LOT 53-1017
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PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
OEK 1908
MAKER view maker
WEIGHT
LOT 53-1017
EAN 2000000561943
LOT 53-1017
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
EAN 2000000561943
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
OEK 1908
MAKER view maker
WEIGHT
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
LOT 53-1017
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000561943
OEK 1908
MAKER view maker
WEIGHT
Imperial Germany
1914 Iron Cross 1st Class


Description

1914 Iron Cross 1st Class to Unteroffizier Ernst Hahn serving with Infanterie-Regiment 453. Awarded on 15.12.1917. Engraved to the back. Three-part construction. Iron core. Original black paint. "K.A.G." maker marked to the pin. With the case of issue. It opens and closes correctly. 

 


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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