Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer, c. 1936 Province of China flanked by the inscriptions "VRU"

flanked by the inscriptions "VRU" and "HEID "

5 mm (w) x 62 mm (h) inclusive of its coat-of-arms suspension

It was a terrible blow for the men of Braunschweig

1934 in Oakland

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer, c. 1936 Province of China flanked by the inscriptions "VRU"(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the