Germany, Imperial. A Cased 1914 Iron Cross I Class In Case Archive one 15th Infantry

one 15th Infantry

Andrews cross in blue enamel

in circular gilt metal (magnetic)

iron core - magnetic- with silver frosting remaining

HALL C1624)

Germany, Imperial. A Cased 1914 Iron Cross I Class In Case Archive one 15th Infantry(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver and iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with a magnetic blackened 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 maker marked KO, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire