Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class , By Juncker Auction the reverse with a handwritten

the reverse with a handwritten inscription with a date of “1896” and an identical maker’s mark

60 mm diameter

with an embossed central section featuring an SS pattern eagle and swastika (Hakenkreuz)

The survivors were unable to release the Carley floats because they were frozen in their lashings and had to jump overboard

marked in cyrillic type with the Milosheva of Sofia maker mark and coded "3-23-89" on the reverse

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class , By Juncker Auction the reverse with a handwritten(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (circa 1939 issue). An Iron Cross paty constructed of bronze and blackened core, non magnetic, the obverse centre bears the cipher W (for Wilhelm), the 12 oclock arm bears a crown and the 6 oclock arm bears the date 1914, the reverse is plain and bears a vertical flat tapered pinback with a round wire catch, marked L 12 (for C. E. Juncker, Berlin) measuring 43. 95 mm, weighing 17 g, very