Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Auction containing twenty-four pages

containing twenty-four pages

The blade itself exhibits a beautifully engraved ornate fillagree pattern on both sides and on the blade spine

the reverse with a Cross Pattée with central dates “1865-1905” with laurel and oak branches through the quadrants

The crown of the cap is flanked on each side by dual metal-reinforced ventilation holes

In die-stamped bronze gilt with navy blue enamels

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Auction containing twenty-four pages(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a convex Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a wide block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire