Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Version by Wilhelm Deumer, c. 1930 certificate_of_authenticity 60 mm x 93 mm

60 mm x 93 mm

the 44th Regiment held a critical position on the right flank near Hougoumont Farm

with the early member number “9702” and maker marked “Jos

and was awarded to all members of the armed forces who were serving on February 1

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Version by Wilhelm Deumer, c. 1930 certificate_of_authenticity 60 mm x 93 mm(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of blackened and silvered brass, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core, 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 crimped hinge and narrow vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but