Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Gebrüder Friedländer Auction Archive a padded/stuffed example

a padded/stuffed example

On January 5

On the reverse is a picture of Udet wearing the Knight’s Cross

maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “15” for Friedrich Orth

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Gebrüder Friedländer Auction Archive a padded/stuffed example(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 narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker