A High Quality Private Purchase Iron Cross 1914 1St Class; Silver Screwback Auction of Persian manufacture

of Persian manufacture

and the Battle of Stalingrad

volunteering for General Service on May 9th and elected for the Indian Pension Rules on July 27th

obverse illustrating a right-facing Queen Elizabeth II framed by an open-ended wreath of maple leaves

good/fair condition

A High Quality Private Purchase Iron Cross 1914 1St Class; Silver Screwback Auction of Persian manufactureA unique Iron Cross 1914 First Class Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse consisting of three pieces; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal 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 threaded stud (marked 800 for silver), with a baking plate (marked