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This Iron Cross was collected by Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker as a war souvenir.
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Germany
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Iron Cross; black Maltese cross with silver edge; Obverse: embossed crown, oak leafs, "FW", and "1813"; Reverse: embossed crown, "W", and "1914".
3-D: 6.2 × 4.4 × 0.3cm (2 7/16 × 1 3/4 × 1/8 in.)
Silver AlloyPaint
A19740348000
Gift of the Estate of Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker
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