Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by H.B.G. Auction Archive Both awards with intact enamels

Both awards with intact enamels and together are better than very fine

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Hamburg Kansa Cross 1914 (dated 31

Knauer” (official maker of this insignia)

the reverse of the pinback stamped with a Präsidialkanzlei code of “20” for maker C

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by H.B.G. Auction Archive Both awards with intact enamels(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 elongated block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback