Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wagner & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity the inside lid lined in

the inside lid lined in white cloth and padded

an "X" placed over his head to identify him

In zinc with red enamels

1944 (Reference / Accession Number: 2004-01505-5 on www

silver/aluminum Russian braid

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wagner & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity the inside lid lined in(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 twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a narrow block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round