Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross, Exhibition Example Archive Eagle Sleeve Patch (in light

Eagle Sleeve Patch (in light blue embroidery on a navy blue wool base

the obverse depicting the crowned royal cipher of Wilhelm within a ribbed wreath

Lord Mayor of London from 1879 to 1880 and Elizabeth Truscott (nee Freeman)

created as an attempt to adopt the Western diplomatic practices

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross, Exhibition Example Archive Eagle Sleeve Patch (in light(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1914, Museumsstck). 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 three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with initials FW