An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Screwback Version GTRexclude 16 (when) shrapnel struck him

16 (when) shrapnel struck him on right elbow

4 mm x 24 mm inclusive of crown suspension

Footnote:  Romolo del Monaco was the son of Count Ireneo Paolo del Monaco and Countess Alice Elizabeth del Monaco

An Early Combined Pilot & Observer Badge

Nicel patina

An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Screwback Version GTRexclude 16 (when) shrapnel struck himAn Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse; screwback version; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a complete screw back assembly consisting of a nut, backing plate, and a screw piece to fasten the Iron Cross