A Unique Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Silver Backplate Version Auction Archive A Soviet Defence of Leningrad

A Soviet Defence of Leningrad Medal - Brass

maker marked "KLOTZ u

scattered gilt wear and surface rust

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 507 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

FRiedrichstr

A Unique Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Silver Backplate Version Auction Archive A Soviet Defence of LeningradA unique Iron cross 1914 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse); in silver (marked 800 for silver content); 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 reinstitution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; vaulted; the reverse with two threaded studs, one on the upper arm, and one on the lower