Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1955 Republic of Footnote: Willi Hein was born

Footnote: Willi Hein was born on April 26

constructed of magnetic metal with black enamel

with golden rays between the cross arms

the bottom of the wreath with two integral loops accommodating a plaque with a raised number “200” flanked by laurel leaves

1914 in Waldsee (southern Germany)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1955 Republic of Footnote: Willi Hein was born(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1914, Museumsstck). 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 an royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with initials FW