Germany, Imperial. An 1813 Iron Cross I Class, Cloth Version, Centenary Example certificate_of_authenticity Mexico (6 clasps)

Mexico (6 clasps)

The casualties were heavy (approximately sixty percent)

the interior with a silver content mark of “800”

but this striking Pickelhaube remains in an overall extremely fine condition

maker marked JOHANN SCHWERDTNER WIEN

Germany, Imperial. An 1813 Iron Cross I Class, Cloth Version, Centenary Example certificate_of_authenticity Mexico (6 clasps)(Eisernes Kreuz 1813 I. Klasse, Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of black wool with a dark green wool core and white cotton backer, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse trimmed with a silver aluminum flat wire border comprising the frame of a traditional Iron Cross, surrounding an additional length of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire piping which effectively recreates a ribbed frame, the black wool core presenting plain, unmarked, measuring 42