Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 Patriotic Table Medal Auction Archive A / BOYS 100 YDS

A / BOYS 100 YDS / Aug 14/09 / WON BY / IRVINE CROFTON"

without chipping

Accompanied by a printout from "Ensign Ainslie's Memoir"

23 mm (w) x 42

Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 Patriotic Table Medal Auction Archive A / BOYS 100 YDSAn iron cross paty constructed of iron with a magnetic core, the obverse is blackened with a raised border, and a centrally located W (for Wilhelm), the 12 oclock arm bears a crowned FW cipher (for Freidrich Wilhelm) and an oak leaf, the 9 oclock arm bears the date 1813, the 3 oclock arm bears the date 1870 and the 6 oclock arm bears the date 1914, the reverse is centrally engraved with Ges. gesch. 1914. 2. and the 6 oclock arm is engraved with K &