Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive measuring 240 mm (w) x

measuring 240 mm (w) x 310 mm (h)

It was issued in three grades: Gold (5 issued)

Curacoa was hard pressed to keep pace with Queen Mary as it was and her Captain opted to forego the zig-zag so as to be able to maintain a position from which to provide effective anti-aircraft watch

tightly stitched and with thick padding

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive measuring 240 mm (w) x(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5th of August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). 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 a royal crown, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire