Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer Newly Listed Type III (1866-1955) (Ordre des

Type III (1866-1955) (Ordre des Palmes Académiques): in silver with violet enamels

he spent two months in Japan on a refresher course

a magnetic horizontal banjo-style pinback with a barrel hinge

two pleated button flap pockets with dark grey-black lining measuring 121

6 - Dispositions and Establishments

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer Newly Listed Type III (1866-1955) (Ordre des(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 a block hinge and narrow tapering pinback meeting a round wire catch,