Germany, Empire. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, "900" Marked Archive separately attached

separately attached

" (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin = fever) on September 9

AUGUST 1864 ERFOLGREICH GELEISTETEN FEUERWEHRDIENSTE” (“IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE SUCCESSFUL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS ON THE 24TH OF AUGUST 1864 AT OUR RESIDENCE IN ALTENBURG”)

white rayon inverted triangular base

Germany, Empire. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, "900" Marked Archive separately attached(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). Across patte of multi piece construction of silver, vaulted, 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; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback (marked "900"), a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; unmarked; measuring 42. 3 mm (w) x 42. 0 mm (h); worn