Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Walter Schott Auction Archive an early fine quality badge

an early fine quality badge in silvered tombac

The Order was established by officers of the China Relief Expedition assembled in Peking

57 Squadron and being downed by Richthofen

with its trademark four rivets on the reverse

Allen embarked for Canada on May 14th 1919

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Walter Schott Auction Archive an early fine quality badge(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 barrel hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked marked WS for