Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Screwback Version Auction Archive WWI 132nd Infantry Battalion Collar

WWI 132nd Infantry Battalion Collar Tab CEF - Pickled copper

nee Dorsch

measuring 209x296mm

but upgraded the reward to the Pour le Merite

in die stamped zinc

Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Screwback Version Auction Archive WWI 132nd Infantry Battalion Collar(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 two piece screwback device; unmarked; vaulted; measuring 43. 5 mm (w) x 43. 4mm (h); weighing 21. 2 grams; slightly worn, in very fine condition.