Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive since it had never previously

since it had never previously existed as an Order

Frieda Elisa Paustian (maiden name Metzger)

while in Military Hospital in Toronto

west of Reims

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive since it had never previously(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 border, 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 vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 01 mm (w) x 42. 73 mm (h),