Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class GTRexclude 16 of the links consisting

16 of the links consisting of finely-detailed Lippian roses

Measures approximately 42cm (16 1/2") in length

a position he maintained until the end of the war

arriving in Leyte

Nova Scotia on August 22

Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class GTRexclude 16 of the links consisting(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a 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; vertical pinback, with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; measuring 43. 30 mm (w) x 43. 43 mm (h); weighing 14. 8 grams; in good condition.