Germany, Imperial. A First War German Iron Cross Decoration certificate_of_authenticity without dents

without dents

and in the same ship at the capture of the French frigate Pomone

reverse illustrating Britannia on a cart drawn by a lion

Includes battledress blouse and pants

Cross: In bronze gilt with white enamels

Germany, Imperial. A First War German Iron Cross Decoration certificate_of_authenticity without dents(Eisernes Kreuz). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension, the obverse with a raised central letter W with the date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, an imperial crown on the upper arm, holes pierced in the left and right arms for adhering to an item such as cigarette case or photograph album, reverse plain and hollow, measures 43. 33 mm (w) x 43. 30 mm