Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross, Exhibition Example Auction Archive with original ribbon and buckle

with original ribbon and buckle

he was later declared Killed in Action during the Dieppe Raid on August 19

50 mm (w) x 71

with reinforced buttonholes meeting reverse straps with analogous buttonholes

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross, Exhibition Example Auction Archive with original ribbon and buckle(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuz). A very fine quality cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) 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, the reverse centre with a branch of three oak leaves below the crowned initials FW, with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbering on the