Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Awarded for the Battle of Arras, by Sy & Wagner certificate_of_authenticity Grand Companion

Grand Companion

the reverse shield bears the year 1815

near extremely fine to extremely fine condition

(Deutscher Büro- und Behördenangestellten Verband Anstecknadel)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Awarded for the Battle of Arras, by Sy & Wagner certificate_of_authenticity Grand Companion(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the