Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class with Case Newly Listed (marked on the reverse of

(marked on the reverse of the swords "GH 900" (by Gebrüder Hemmerle)

and only 108 gold medals were awarded

of his fellow Officers/Comrades)

A very scarce WWII period decoration

with hairline cracks and enamel loss to rays

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class with Case Newly Listed (marked on the reverse of(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire