United States. A Purple Heart, Cased, To Arno M. Hess Auction An Iron Cross 1st Class

An Iron Cross 1st Class 1914 by Carl Dillenius - Iron core with silver frame

40 mm x 70 mm)

while he was attending the higher grade school

the 26th of February 1936

29cm x 21cm

United States. A Purple Heart, Cased, To Arno M. Hess Auction An Iron Cross 1st ClassUnited States; Two piece construction, bronze gilt with purple, red, white and green enamels, engraved "ARNO M. HESS" on the reverse, 34 mm x 42. 7 mm, original ribbon with brooch pinback, intact enamels, near mint. Accompanied by its 11 mm x 35. 5 mm ribbon bar with pinback, in its hardshelled case of issue, marked "PURPLE HEART" on the lid, spotting evident on the exterior, lightly soiled medal bed, case better than very fine. Also included is a