Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Kag GTRexclude the reverse is plain and

the reverse is plain and bears a horizontal pinback and the maker mark “GES GESCH” along with “STH” (Stahlhelm / Steel Helmet)

with the First Canadian Army flag

before being disbanded in 1946

It is from the German office for the notification of next of kin of fallen soldiers of the former German Wehrmacht

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Kag GTRexclude the reverse is plain and(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback