An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; 800 Silver Marked Auction one with a broken crown

one with a broken crown

otherwise appears unworn and in nearly mint condition

Rejected as unfit

stamped with the date of discharge "22 JAN 1946"

2nd Canadian Motorized Machine Gun Brigade and served in the French theatre

An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; 800 Silver Marked Auction one with a broken crownA textbook example of a first war period German Imperial Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse; silver frame with a blackened iron core (magnetic); broad vertical pinback (marked 800 for silver content), with a fine barrel hinge and a round wire catch; measuring 42. 26 mm x 42. 22 mm; weighing 17. 3 grams; better than very fine condition. (C: 162)