Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Ko Auction Archive closing with a date of

closing with a date of “1

the Order of Public Instruction and the Order of Benevolence (later the Order of Merit)

below are two black and white ribbons with faux metal tassels

Marked 19 - In zinc

" Initially listed as "Missing"

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Ko Auction Archive closing with a date of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of blackened magnetic iron, 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 reverse with en elongated block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked KO for a widely