Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity These crosses were only awarded

These crosses were only awarded fo the German Veterans entitled to this badge during the War

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Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity These crosses were only awarded(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 convex 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