Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Trench Made Auction Archive SCHMIDHAUSSLER PFORZHEIM" on the reverse

SCHMIDHAUSSLER PFORZHEIM" on the reverse

A textbook example of an Iron Cross 1914 Second Class

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Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Trench Made Auction Archive SCHMIDHAUSSLER PFORZHEIM" on the reverse(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). Constructed of hand carved bakelite, in the shape of a cross pattee; with a blackened core within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; measuring 43. 40 mm (w) x 43. 08 mm (h); in overall as found condition.