Description
case of issue by Joaquin Augusta da Costa
stating his nationality as Serbian
wear and tape residue evident on the exterior of both the lid and base
The Royal Naval Air Service merged with the Royal Flying Corps
the hour and minute hands in steel blue
Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Johann Wagner & Sohn Archive case of issue by Joaquin(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 mobile swastika, 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 narrow vertical pinback meeting a round