Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by WE Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic sides and undersides in yellow

sides and undersides in yellow (gold) wool

under the patronage of Sir John Craig Eaton and arrived in England on June 15th

set on a 60 mm-long zink core

and for the remainder of the war in the same role for the Special Purpose General Command

having shiny bullion highlights that partially follow the shape of the wings and then follow the birds body and tail feathering as well as its talons

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by WE Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic sides and undersides in yellow(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 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 an elongated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,