Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Iron Cross visually-hidden featuring a blue field bearing

featuring a blue field bearing a raised and silvered company monogram

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heavy contact marks and bruises to rim

It has a personalized inscription and is autographed in black ink by the author on page i: "To my friend John Chalapis whom I hope will enjoy it even though there are very few Queen Anne makers included

Montalbano was returned to the USA at the request of his family and is buried in Long Island National Cemetery

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Iron Cross visually-hidden featuring a blue field bearing(Eisernes Kreuze). Constructed of blackened bronze, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte, the obverse with black enameled arms trimmed with ribbed borders, bearing a central circular laurel leaf wreath surrounding a raised monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II, the six oclock arm bearing a raised monogram of King Friedrich Wilhelm III, topped by a date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm bearing a raised date of 1813 topped by a crown, the reverse with a barrel