An Uncommon Iron Cross 1St Class 1914 By A. Werner & Sohne certificate_of_authenticity maker marked "BIRKS"

maker marked "BIRKS"

slotted medal bed for secure seating of the Iron Cross

Cross Third Class

Footnote: These organizations worked in cooperation during the Third Reich to achieve mutual German power-political aspirations on the high seas

replacement ribbons on the First World War pair

An Uncommon Iron Cross 1St Class 1914 By A. Werner & Sohne certificate_of_authenticity maker marked "BIRKS"Silver frame, with iron core, magnetic, vaulted, "pillowback" design and maker marked "AWS" within a coat of arms hallmark (A. Werner & Sohne, Berlin) on the reverse, 43. 2 mm, vertical pinback, extremely high quality, scattered paint chipping on the arms and on the "W" cypher, near extremely fine. Footnote: This cross with a "pillowback" design was a private purchase. A. Werner & Shne, Berlin began supplying Iron Crosses in 1917, the "800" silver