Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross, Exhibition Example consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 48 mm (w) x

measuring 48 mm (w) x 48 mm (l) x 15 mm (h)

7 mm x 143 mm x 25 mm

Shortly after a successful attack the enemy counter-attacked

laminated finish on the cover

the insignia featuring a cluster of four crowned cyphers of Michael I meeting at their bases and linked by a circle

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross, Exhibition Example consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 48 mm (w) x(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1914, Museumsstck). 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 three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with initials FW