and is commemorated on page 436 of the First World War Book of Remembrance
and its fittings are nearly untouched
the interior of the lid marked with a “LDO” logo
with frosting on the sword guard and blade
constructed of card stock with black ink
Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, One-Piece Screwback Version by Otto Schickle, c. 1937 Newly Listed and is commemorated on page(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of a brass alloy, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened core within ribbed and silvered 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 featuring a central threaded screw post retaining an original backplate and nut,