Description
17th August 1901
which involved bathing (as a symbol of purification) as one of its elements
Marie's and his son
engraved "1946-1996" on the hanger
fine quality heavy plaque
Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Carl Dillenius Hold 17th August 1901(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 vertical pinback meeting a round write catch, maker marked CD for the