Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, c. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1901 after exmatriculating form the

1901 after exmatriculating form the Infantry Academy in Prague

bearing a black ink maker’s mark of “PETER KÜPPER

feature period photos of a US soldier who apparently repurposed the album for his own use

Neck Badge - With original ribbon

measuring 100 mm wide x 770 mm in length

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, c. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 1901 after exmatriculating form the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of brass and neusilber, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened brass core within a ribbed and silvered 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 raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat