Germany, Imperial. A Pair Of 1914 Iron Crosses Newly Listed In gold and enamel center

In gold and enamel center superimposed on eight pointed silver star

and Jena-Winzerla

He studied at Vienna's Technical Military Academy and subsequently (1895–1906) served with the Austrian Army

He served with 2NZEF until his return home in late October 1944

marked "DRGM" (Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster) and numbered "40" (1940) on the reverse

Germany, Imperial. A Pair Of 1914 Iron Crosses Newly Listed In gold and enamel center(Eiserne Kreuze). A pair of 1914 Iron Crosses, including a 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central W with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, the reverse with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a thick round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 97 mm (w) x