Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Named Auction Archive acknowledging gratitude for accommodation of

acknowledging gratitude for accommodation of Latvian exiles stranded in Schwäbisch Hall following the collapse of the Third Reich

32 mm x 91 mm

constructed of cardboard-reinforced dark blue wool

each with three oak leaves and two acorns

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Named Auction Archive acknowledging gratitude for accommodation of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed convex silver 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 with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked with the