Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac maker marked “Wittmann

maker marked “Wittmann

two Wehrmacht Long Service Awards with Hoheitszeichen

when the RAD transformed from providing economic alleviation from the lingering effects of the Great Depression through public works projects into a paramilitary organization with the aim of subverting Treaty of Versailles restrictions

the lid bearing a silver embossed depiction of the decoration

QEII Crown (in white metal

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac maker marked “Wittmann(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 block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,