Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare 1813 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross Auction On February 20

On February 20

Overall an interesting item

featuring a handwritten signature of General Gustav von Vaerst

Hindenburg Cross for Combatants and German Red Cross/Social Welfare Medal

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare 1813 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross Auction On February 20( 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