Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold This is a well-preserved First

This is a well-preserved First War period German Army EM’s Pickelhaube

with a banner spanned across its chest

1965-present issue

when Isabella II became Queen of Spain in defiance of Salic Law that did not allow women to become heads of state

stating that he was on the Reserve of Officers with the 42nd Regiment

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold This is a well-preserved First(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 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 reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 40 mm (w) x