Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Auction two Royal Canadian Regiment

two Royal Canadian Regiment

in an attempt at suicide

reverse centre with white enameled medallion featuring motto of Leopold II OPES REGUM CORDA SUBDITORUM (The Power Of Rulers Lies In The Hears Of Their Subjects)

marked "O & C Ges

constructed of heavy pressed paper with a Forrest-green faux leather (leatherette) exterior

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Auction two Royal Canadian Regiment(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm. (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 an elongated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker