Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Buy Now three ships in the background

three ships in the background

Footnote: Clifford Earle Hitchcox was born on June 26

the aircraft dropping off to the left and crashing to the ground

consisting partially of elastic fabric

the Franco crown surmounting the insignia of the order

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Buy Now three ships in the background(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 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 block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,