Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross, Exhibition Example, Ca. 1910 Auction Archive red and black embroidered insignia

red and black embroidered insignia on grayish-blue wool

opening with a reinforced vertical slit

1939 in Ste-Anne de Bellevue

when his aircraft developed problems during RAF Pilot Training

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross, Exhibition Example, Ca. 1910 Auction Archive red and black embroidered insignia(Grokreuz des Eisernes Kreuz 1870 Museumsstck). Constructed of blackened and silvered bronze, on loop for suspension, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a 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 topped by a royal crown,