Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, High-Quality Exhibition Example Auction (Reichsfinanzverwaltung Schulterklappen)

(Reichsfinanzverwaltung Schulterklappen)

1838 in Schippenbeil

with the shoulder tabs being the only identifying insignia

obverse centrepiece slightly loose

copyrighted in 1976 by the author

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, High-Quality Exhibition Example Auction (Reichsfinanzverwaltung Schulterklappen)(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 initial W, 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