Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Integral Memorial Photo Province of China Footnote: Josef Bürckel (1895–1944) was

Footnote: Josef Bürckel (1895–1944) was a veteran of the First War

and two balloons

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Issues consistent with age and wear are evident throughout

not a non-combatant)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Integral Memorial Photo Province of China Footnote: Josef Bürckel (1895–1944) was(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Foto). 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 wide barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a