AUCTION # 33 ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOR & DECORATIONS

A GERMAN CENTENNIAL GRAND CROSS OF THE 1813 IRON CROSS

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Start price: $1,500

Estimated price: $2,000 - $2,500

Buyer's premium:

A German Centennial Grand Cross was made for the 1913 Celebration of the 1813 Iron Cross and the start of the War of Liberation against Napoleon. The obverse features an embossed central oak leaf cluster, with an FW cipher for King Friedrich Wilhelm III, a King’s crown to the top arm, and the original institution date of 1813 to the bottom arm. Holds an Eagle Touchmark, a Prussian silver hallmark. With a loop and a suspension ring.

Dimensions: 2 9/16 x 2 9/16 in., (6.5 x 6.5 cm.)

Condition: VG.