A Cased Wwi Iron Cross First Class 1914; 800 Silver GTRexclude A cheaper plain brass stamped

A cheaper plain brass stamped badge was issued later when the cost of issuing large numbers of the enamelled badges was realized

and remained completely incapable of performing his duties for the remainder of the trip

two with messages

The year 1900 saw him shift his theatre of operations to the Boer War

A Cased Wwi Iron Cross First Class 1914; 800 Silver GTRexclude A cheaper plain brass stampedA Cased WWI Iron Cross 1st Class 1914 Silver, iron core, magnetic, marked "800" (silver) on the reverse, 42. 7 mm, vertical pinback, dark patina, near extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, slotted medal bed, case also near extremely fine.