Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction marked "A" (Vienna) and maker

marked "A" (Vienna) and maker marked "V M" (Vincent Mayer Sons

1945 at Toronto

known in the Austrian courts as Franz

She fired on targets at Namur and Roi

surrounded by a green enamelled wreath with a white enamel banner inscribed A LA LEALTAD ACRISOLADA POR ISABEL LA CATOLICA (To Pure Loyalty

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction marked "A" (Vienna) and maker(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a vaulted 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 central threaded lug retaining an original backplate, with an additional