Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Award Document, 161St Infantry Regiment certificate_of_authenticity something that was typically waived

something that was typically waived at that stage of the war

an Order of the Red Eagle

maker marked “L/56” for “Funcke & Brüninghaus

Accompanied by the Case of Issue for the MBE (marked "M

with expected enamel contact and minor loss

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Award Document, 161St Infantry Regiment certificate_of_authenticity something that was typically waived(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunde). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of of silver and brass, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 32 mm (w)