Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example Auction Archive 5cm (w) x 82cm (l)

5cm (w) x 82cm (l)

oxidation of the silver wire is evident

that Wattam had had several operations in England and Canada

cypher of Leopold I (LL RR I) on the reverse

obverse illustrating a roller skate with two facing heart-shaped insignias above

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example Auction Archive 5cm (w) x 82cm (l)(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and a silver alloy, consisting of a vaulted 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 and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,