Prussia. An Extremely Rare 1813 Iron Cross 1St Class, Cloth Version Auction Archive About August

About August

First Version: Four-piece construction

seeing front line action shortly thereafter at the Battle of Lorraine

Austro-Hungarian Empire

Prussia. An Extremely Rare 1813 Iron Cross 1St Class, Cloth Version Auction Archive About AugustConstructed of silver flat and round wires forming a frame, all superimposed on black velvet, with loops on the corner to be sewn up, measures 51. 2mm x 51. 8mm approximately, it weighs 4. 4 grams, without any date on the cross, backing on reverse is beige colored leather, in worn condition, a very fine quality worn example, and very rare. Footnote: the first types of 1813 Iron Cross 1st Class (produced 1813 1815) were often produced as cloth silver