Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of signed by Generalmajor Richard Stempel

signed by Generalmajor Richard Stempel

Order of Merit for Tourism

Footnote: James Faulkner was born on October 30

the interior with a crème coloured silk lid with gold embossed images

he was appointed to the Submarine Depot Ship

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of signed by Generalmajor Richard Stempel(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a wide block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,