Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Rare Golden Medal For Merit In The Arts, C.1910 Auction 1914 Iron Cross First Class

1914 Iron Cross First Class - Iron core

contact marks evident on the turtle shell face

An iron cross paty constructed of iron

and he was instantly killed when the enemy obtained a direct hit on the train"

the upper measuring 52 mm wide

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A Rare Golden Medal For Merit In The Arts, C.1910 Auction 1914 Iron Cross First Class(Goldene Medaille fr Verdienst um die Kunst). Instituted 15 November 1878 by Grand Duke Nikolaus Friedrich Peter. (1903 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a raised leftward facing profile of Grand Duke Nikolaus Friedrich Peter, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with an inscription of FR VERDIENST UM DIE KUNST (FOR MERIT IN THE ARTS), unmarked, measuring 29. 62