Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example, with Case Province of China (Heer Insignien für Mannschaften und

(Heer Insignien für Mannschaften und Offiziere der Aufklärer/Krafschützentruppe)

This is a period photograph of Kriegsmarine Minesweeper 26 (Minenräumschiff 26)

measures 31mm (w) x 35

1898 - May 11

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example, with Case Province of China (Heer Insignien für Mannschaften und(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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