Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Archive stamped with the 103 Thunder

stamped with the 103 Thunder Bird Squadron

van WIELIK / FIRMA J

Spanish and German Air Force personnel during and after the Spanish Civil War

1888 in New Glasgow

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Archive stamped with the 103 Thunder(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 semi convex 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 block hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a