Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Owner-Attributed Example, by Wagner & Sohn Auction Upon discharge from hospital

Upon discharge from hospital

LORIOLI FRATELLI / MILANO VIA BRONZETTI 25" on the button hole attachment

representing the Franconia electoral district and continued thus to the end of World War II

the reverse is numbered 693

The cap measures approximately 190 mm (w) x 265 mm (l) x 120 mm (h)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Owner-Attributed Example, by Wagner & Sohn Auction Upon discharge from hospital(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown the reverse with a barrel hinge emanating from an elongated oval plate and vertical pinback meeting a round wire