Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1955 Auction 76 mm x 31 mm

76 mm x 31 mm

with very sharp edges and a very sharp tip

” for Christian Lauer

silver gilt cross and enamels

" maker mark and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1955 Auction 76 mm x 31 mm(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1914, Museumsstck). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 an royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with initials FW