Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Miniature United Republic of frosted silver diamond cut surround

frosted silver diamond cut surround

identity papers

for example the SS Police Division in which Niederreiter served

War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (gilt tombac

The blade is unmarked with the exception of the upper ricasso area

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Miniature United Republic of frosted silver diamond cut surround(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse Miniatur). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of of iron core and silver frame, 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