1914 Iron Cross 1st Class

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1914 Iron Cross 1st Class

Prussia - Iron Cross 1st Class 1914

Prussia - Iron Cross 1st Class 1914

ITEM K-7507
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PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
MATERIAL iron, silver
DIMENSIONS 43,2x42.9
OEK 1908
MAKER view maker
WEIGHT 16.8g
LOT K-7507
EAN 2000000586861
LOT K-7507
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
EAN 2000000586861
MATERIAL iron, silver
DIMENSIONS 43,2x42.9
OEK 1908
MAKER view maker
WEIGHT 16.8g
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
LOT K-7507
MATERIAL iron, silver
DIMENSIONS 43,2x42.9
EAN 2000000586861
OEK 1908
MAKER view maker
WEIGHT 16.8g
Imperial Germany
1914 Iron Cross 1st Class


Description

This Iron Cross 1st Class is a three-piece construction with silver frame and iron core. The reverse shows the maker's mark “KO" just below the needle catch. Lacquered Core in part restored.


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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