Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction with one tear along the

with one tear along the bottom edge in the lower navy blue band near the canton and a few scattered holes throughout

measuring 82 mm (w) x 128 mm (h))

a miniature consisting of a ball-tipped Maltese Cross in bronze gilt

reads as follows: "After a massive explosion inside the Westray Coal Mine at Plymouth

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction with one tear along the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silvered and blackened magnetic metal, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core within a ribbed and silvered magnetic 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