Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive measuring 210 mm (l) x

measuring 210 mm (l) x 92 mm (h)

3cm x 10cm

which had limited prestige and status according to the Netherlands government

overall bronzing loss on the War Merit Cross

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive measuring 210 mm (l) x(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42.