Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold 1965-present issue

1965-present issue

maker marked “RZM M1/34” for “Karl Wurster

with obverse centre exhibiting a superposed coat of arms of the King of Cambodia in Gold

stating that he was on the Reserve of Officers with the 42nd Regiment

with a banner spanned across its chest

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold 1965-present issue(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 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 reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 40 mm (w) x