Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, Engraved Version GTRexclude 1940 at Toowooba

1940 at Toowooba

the tab stamped "36" and maker stamped "KNEIDING BERLIN 1935"

initiated by philanthropist Alfred Douglas Hamilton as a result of the Crimean War

with the obverse of the blade acid etched with the SS motto

Type III (1904-1913) Replacement Issue

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, Engraved Version GTRexclude 1940 at Toowooba(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). 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, engraved with the date 16. 10. 16, measuring 42. 20 mm (w) x 42. 27 mm (h), weighing 15.