Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac " label on the reverse

" label on the reverse

Staff Battery

the buckle measuring 39 mm x 39

Machine woven embroidered cotton SS runes on black velvety backing

one of which is taken in Vancouver in 1948-1949

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac " label on the reverse(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,