Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction medal collections and other sources

medal collections and other sources

the Iron Cross with attractive dark patina from age

with Haddock being transferred in the rank of Lieutenant to "D" Company

constructed of two pieces of red card stock the lid bearing a silver embossed number “25” within a cogwheel

with a central raised anchor overlaid by crossed swords on a pebbled background

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction medal collections and other sources(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 an elongated barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a