Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Auction with majority of bronzing lost

with majority of bronzing lost

The crown of the cap is flanked on each side by dual metal-reinforced ventilation holes

In die-stamped bronze gilt with navy blue enamels

Instituted in 1907

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Auction with majority of bronzing lost(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