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1914 Iron Cross 1st Class

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PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany

MATERIAL iron, silver
DIMENSIONS

OEK 1908
MAKER view maker
WEIGHT

LOT 71-1200
EAN 2000000612478

LOT 71-1200
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany

EAN 2000000612478
MATERIAL iron, silver
DIMENSIONS
OEK 1908
MAKER view maker
WEIGHT

PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
LOT 71-1200

MATERIAL iron, silver
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000612478
OEK 1908
MAKER view maker
WEIGHT

Imperial Germany
1914 Iron Cross 1st Class

Description

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This Iron Cross 1st Class, 1914, is made with a blackened iron core and silver frame. The reverse is marked 938 and features two screws to be attached to potentially a cuirass. Nuts are missing, but could be easily replaced.

Beautiful cross.

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.