Prussia. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, By The Royal Mint United Republic of MERCER RC SIGS)

MERCER RC SIGS)

(Gioventù Italiana del Littorio = GIL): Badge (bronze gilt with blue enamels

8) Geys’ birth certificate

maker marked "WILH

He has some original ideas and plenty of shrewd common sense and a nice quiet sense of humour

Prussia. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, By The Royal Mint United Republic of MERCER RC SIGS)(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a vertical pinback, with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; marked KO for Knigliches Mnzamt Orden on the reverse; measuring 43. 19 mm (w) x 43. 19 mm