Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Ko certificate_of_authenticity measuring 85 mm x 85

measuring 85 mm x 85 mm

the 58th Broad Gauge Operating Company

with light loss to the silver finish

An example of an extremely well preserved Silver Grade Cross of Honour of the German Mother (Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter)

marked on reverse with logo of maker Hermann Aurich

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Ko certificate_of_authenticity measuring 85 mm x 85(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of blackened magnetic iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the reverse with en elongated block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked KO for a widely