Description
although the records aren't specific on the charges
very fine with period repairs)
Brooklyn was a key vessel in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba on July 3rd
on a replacement triangular ribbon)
the casing and crystal with very light contact
Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Cased and Owner-Attributed, by Wagner & Sohn Archive although the records aren't specific(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 a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire