Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case GTRexclude centre with green laurels and

centre with green laurels and red enamel background presenting silver gilt Lorraine Cross on crown

when he enlisted with the Red Army on May 4

The copper statue

600 mm (shoulder to cuff) and 532 mm (total length)

” with maker’s mark on reverse

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case GTRexclude centre with green laurels and(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 an elongated block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round