Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare 1813 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross Auction While much speculation exists regarding

While much speculation exists regarding their origins

white and blue cord fed through them and is attached to the wooden base that houses a large red wax university seal featuring Saints Cyril and Methodius in the centre

Overall an interesting item

Named to Friedrich Lahmann

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare 1813 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross Auction While much speculation exists regarding( Iron Cross 1813 Grand Cross). Instituted 10 March 1813 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1813 1815 issue). A rare and uniquely presented 1813 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with initials FW topped by a royal