Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Trench Made Auction Archive was folded

was folded

A textbook example of an Iron Cross 1914 Second Class

It was a time of rapid economic growth for the new country and the university flourished and rapidly expanded

with narrow period ribbon as worn

Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Trench Made Auction Archive was folded(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). Constructed of hand carved bakelite, in the shape of a cross pattee; with a blackened core within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; measuring 43. 40 mm (w) x 43. 08 mm (h); in overall as found condition.