Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction of typical Portuguese manufacture

of typical Portuguese manufacture

maker marked "STOKES & SONS MELB" (Melbourne) on the reverse

Footnote: The order was established on January 1

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Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction of typical Portuguese manufacture(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 50 mm (w)