Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, Brass Version certificate_of_authenticity the left collar tab displays

the left collar tab displays two strips of fine silvered bullion wire tightly wrapped around white cord

A fine example of a first war period imperial EM/NCO’s belt buckle

18mm x 18mm squares with runes in the center (runes are hand chiseled)

After helping Adolf Hitler take power in 1933

Schwarz participated in the failed Beer Hall Putsch of November 1923

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, Brass Version certificate_of_authenticity the left collar tab displays(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened brass core (non magnetic) within a 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, with a principal pin assembly in a style that indicates late war manufacturing, measuring 43. 29 mm (w) x 42. 86 mm (h), weighing 14. 8 grams, and in good condition.