Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Owner-Attributed Example, by KO Auction a month after the Battle

a month after the Battle of St

number impressed "79" on the reverse

The increasing effect of the fire to which our situation behind the farm of La Haye Sainte exposed us

Footnote: Ernst-Robert Grawitz was born on 8 June 1899 in the Berlin suburb of Charlottenburg

Silvered brass with red

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Owner-Attributed Example, by KO Auction a month after the Battle(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked