Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, With Case Hold Footnote: The Battle of Rossbach

Footnote: The Battle of Rossbach took place on November 5

maker marked “Hoffstätter Bonn

34 mm (h - inclusive of crown)

A 1939 Kreistag Kalenberg badge (10-11

later taking part in “The Hardest Day” (August 18th

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, With Case Hold Footnote: The Battle of Rossbach(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse, mit Etui). 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, a barrel hinge, and a thick round wire catch, marked 985 on reverse for silver content, measuring 41. 81 mm (w) x 41. 99 mm