Germany, Imperial. A Grand Cross Breast Star To The 1914 Iron Cross, Exhibition Example By Souval, C.1955 Auction Archive the interior with a red

the interior with a red felt liner

measuring 450 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard

oxidation of the nickel-plated elements

and the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation

Germany, Imperial. A Grand Cross Breast Star To The 1914 Iron Cross, Exhibition Example By Souval, C.1955 Auction Archive the interior with a red(Bruststern zum Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, Museumsstck). Constructed of gilded bronze with neusilber and iron, consisting of an eight pointed radiant star, the obverse bearing a central 1914 Iron Cross consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, 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 barrel hinge