Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction French Air Force - National

French Air Force - National Association of Reserve Officers of the Army Air Force

measuring 33 mm (w) x 50

including award certificates

oblivious to the flying fragments from anti-aircraft shells

awards in slightly worn condition

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction French Air Force - National(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse bearing a central initial W, the six ocock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,