maker marked with the stylized logo for “Fritz Zimmermann & Söhne
honvéd hyszár ozred" below
It carried the unofficial honour name “Maria Theresia”
1946 at the Army Air Force Separation Base at Truax Field in Madison
Footnote: The Order of Military Merit was instituted on July 4
Germany, Empire. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, "900" Marked Auction Archive maker marked with the stylized(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). Across patte of multi piece construction of silver, vaulted, with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback (marked "900"), a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; unmarked; measuring 42. 3 mm (w) x 42. 0 mm (h); worn