Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Dedicated To A Veteran Of The West African Theatre Auction Archive Footnote: The Great White Fleet

Footnote: The Great White Fleet was the popular nickname for the United States Navy battle fleet that completed a circumnavigation of the globe between December 16

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Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Dedicated To A Veteran Of The West African Theatre Auction Archive Footnote: The Great White Fleet(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). 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 a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, bearing an