Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1955 Auction and 1 Mark

and 1 Mark

silver gilt cross and enamels

the black pebbled paper covering having come off in five locations on the bottom due to previous board mounting

76 mm x 31 mm

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1955 Auction and 1 Mark(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1914, Museumsstck). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 twelve oclock arm with an royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with initials FW