Austria, Imperial. A First War Iron Cross And 1849 Merit Cross Auction Archive First badge is gold-filled with

First badge is gold-filled with blue enamels

marked “Denkaml heimkehr Dessau” on reverse

with the Pillars of Hercules in the open red fields of the standard

and seven Sleeve Badges: Aeromedical Evacuation

comprising: Document for Commemorative medal October 1

Austria, Imperial. A First War Iron Cross And 1849 Merit Cross Auction Archive First badge is gold-filled withA 1914 Iron Cross, (Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, 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 twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with