Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Buy Now This personal heraldic shield dates

This personal heraldic shield dates from approximately 1855 and likely used as a identifical plaque on the side of a carriage

reverse inscribed "AL MERITO" inside an open-ended wreath composed of a branch of oak leaves and acorns at the left and laurel leaves at the right

a Medal of Merit of Combat Groups of the Working Class

Silver medal embedded in a bronze gilt plaque

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Buy Now This personal heraldic shield dates(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the six oclock arm stamped with a silver content number of 800,