Germany, Imperial. A First War German Iron Cross Decoration GTRexclude Bartholdi was inspired by a

Bartholdi was inspired by a French law professor and politician

measures approximately 28cm x 13

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Germany, Imperial. A First War German Iron Cross Decoration GTRexclude Bartholdi was inspired by a(Eisernes Kreuz). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension, the obverse with a raised central letter W with the date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, an imperial crown on the upper arm, holes pierced in the left and right arms for adhering to an item such as cigarette case or photograph album, reverse plain and hollow, measures 43. 33 mm (w) x 43. 30 mm