34th Contemporary History Auction

Bidding on 1530 lots has ended on 1st December 2019. 80% of all lots sold

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1914 Iron Cross 1st Class on screw-back - 800

1914 Iron Cross 1st Class on screw-back - 800

1914 Iron Cross 1st Class on screw-back - 800

LOT 43-0978
SOLD
Auction ended        1st December 2019  |  03:46 pm CET
RESULT
160,00
EXCL. BUYER’S PREMIUM: 22,50 %

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DESCRIPTion, DETaILS & Photos
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PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Deutschland
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT
LOT 43-0978
EAN 2000000429700
LOT 43-0978
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Deutschland
EAN 2000000429700
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Deutschland
LOT 43-0978
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000429700
OEK 1908
MAKER
WEIGHT
Imperial Germany
1914 Iron Cross 1st Class on screw-back - 800


Description

1914 Iron Cross 1st Class on screw-back. Three-part construction. Iron core. Original black paint. "800" silver hallmark. Slightly curved.

Good condition.


Condition
See description
Historical information
Award period
1914 - 1924
OEK
1908
Institution date
March 17, 1813
Instituted by
King Frederick William III of Prussia

King Frederick William III of Prussia initially created the Iron Cross as a military decoration on March 17, 1813, during the Napoleonic Wars. The Iron Cross was also awarded during the Franco-Prussian War (1870), World War I (1914), and World War II (1939).

The Iron Cross was usually a military decoration only but awarded to civilians for performing military functions in a few instances.

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