Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By K.a.g. certificate_of_authenticity He began his military service

He began his military service on August 10th

Cased (silver

constructed of fine field-grey wool with a rayon interior liner

four black bakelite buttons

A set of of Heer Field Post Service Leutnant’s shoulder boards

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By K.a.g. certificate_of_authenticity He began his military service(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918) 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 an elongated block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker