Rare Imperial German Prussian Grand Knights Iron Cross 1914
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:414627 | Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany |
| Featured Refinements: Iron Cross |
Rare German Grand Knights Iron Cross 1914With RIBBON: 60 x 4 cm - 23, 622 inch x 1, 5748 inch
The cross has signs of use. Slightly surface rust The ribbon has also signs of use and is a little bit dirty.
You can see the really nice and unique patina of the cross on the pictures shown below.
Highest award during German WW1 of 1914 Belongs into any serious Knights and Iron Cross Collection.
If you want to make the look on an uniform complete or just want t...o use it
displaying it in your collectors showcase, this decorative item is your choice.
You can see the actual condition in the very detailed pictures shown below.
This is a private sale, so there is a museum Reproduction of perfect quality, of a medal that is unobtainable anymore.
This is Collectors only alternative to the lost pieces! The Iron Cross was renewed again on August 5, 1914.
There were five recipients of the 1914 Grand Cross in the First World War.
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The Grand Cross of the Iron Cross was a decoration intended for victorious generals of the Prussian Army and its allies. It was the highest (normally awarded) class of the Iron Cross. Along with the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class, the Grand Cross was founded on 10 March 1813, during the Napoleonic Wars. It was renewed in 1870 for the Franco-Prussian War and again in 1914 for World War I. In 1939, when Adolf Hitler renewed the Iron Cross as a German (rather than strictly Prussian) decoration, he also renewed the Grand Cross. The Grand Cross of the Iron Cross was twice the size of the Iron Cross and was worn from a ribbon around the neck. The later Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, instituted in 1939, was also worn from the neck; it was smaller than the Grand Cross but larger than the Iron Cross.
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