Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Auction nine men from the 3rd

nine men from the 3rd Platoon

Although strong headwinds slowed the crossing

(Polizei Schulterklappen)

8cm x 7cm approximately

China (Republic): Two-piece construction

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Auction nine men from the 3rd(1914 Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse). Reinstituted by Kaiser Wilhelm II 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 Issue). A 1914 Iron Cross Second Class, presenting as a Cross Pate of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed silver border, screw back version, the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, the reverse plain, unmarked,