Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Godet Archive red felt recessed medal bed

red felt recessed medal bed

measuring 100 mm (w) x 132 mm (h)

1916 at Bear Wood

lovely enamelling

many formations of bombers of the Royal Air Force where flying over the Twente region of eastern Holland (Netherlands)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Godet Archive red felt recessed medal bed(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 an elongated block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded