Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by H.B.G. Auction Archive the Air Force and Space

the Air Force and Space Force's Air Force Cross

published in 1974 by R

Hamburg Kansa Cross 1914 (dated 31

Knauer” (official maker of this insignia)

the reverse of the pinback stamped with a Präsidialkanzlei code of “20” for maker C

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by H.B.G. Auction Archive the Air Force and Space(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 elongated block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback