Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive Cassino II*

Cassino II*

and “57” in faded white ink

through 1946

Hester worked as an ROTC instructor (1924-1928) at the University of Missouri

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive Cassino II*(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42.