A First War Iron Cross 1914 & Fatherland Matchbox Cover Auction dates (presumably by H

dates (presumably by H

the crown in silver bullion wire with maroon felt in the crown and touches of red

On June 5th

reporting wounded and remaining at duty on the 24th

All of them were fitted with leather flaps for hanging on a tunic and coat button

A First War Iron Cross 1914 & Fatherland Matchbox Cover Auction dates (presumably by HA First War (Imperial) German matchbox cover; in field gray stamped sheet metal (magnetic); with Mit Herz und Hand frs Vaterland, 1914, 1915, 1916, Hindenburg, Moltke, Kaiser printed on it with black lettering; two piece construction with crimps; with one of the sides partially cut out to allow the fingers to slide the matchbox out of the cover once empty, and to strike the match on the igniter strip; with a cut out on the bottom to push out the