Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example, with Case United Republic of overlaid by a central black

overlaid by a central black and white enameled shield

the reverse retaining two malleable attachment prongs retaining a period original shortened length of neck ribbon

an example of the first type

blue and black enamelled shield

stating that he had no previous military service and that his occupation was that of Druggist

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example, with Case United Republic of overlaid by a central black(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 vaulted 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 vertical pinback meeting a round wire