An Iron Cross 1914 First Class By Carl Dilenius Hold maker marked R

maker marked R

It features fifteen squares in red with corresponding numbers

in the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles Palace

Naming on the BS as been spelled incorrectly the "A" an "I" transposed

An Iron Cross 1914 First Class By Carl Dilenius Hold maker marked RA Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal 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, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; hallmarked with a stamped square for Carl Dilenius; measuring 42. 75