Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example, with Case United Republic of an example of the first

an example of the first type

1 mm x 15 mm)

Constructed of stamped metal with a silver finish

stating that he had no previous military service and that his occupation was that of Druggist

the reverse retaining two malleable attachment prongs retaining a period original shortened length of neck ribbon

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example, with Case United Republic of an example of the first(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 vaulted 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire