Germany, Imperial. An Embroidered Iron Cross, I Class Auction Archive Defence Medal (TX8447 A

Defence Medal (TX8447 A

where it was noted that he had a "comminuted fracture angle of jaw"

he was liberated

The week-long efforts to rescue the miners were widely followed by national media until it was obvious that there would be no survivors

Directly underneath the eagle is a machine-embroidered tricolour cockade measuring 22 mm in diameter

Germany, Imperial. An Embroidered Iron Cross, I Class Auction Archive Defence Medal (TX8447 AOf very fine quality with black cotton arms, the outer edges trimmed in white cotton cord, magnetic silvered and blackened iron insignia incorporating the crown, the "W" (Wilhelm) cypher and the date "1914" independently attached via black threading, white cotton backer with a maker's mark stamped in blue ink in the centre, measuring 38 mm x 38. 3 mm, scattered wear patches in black cotton on the arms, near extremely fine. Scarce.