Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Newly Listed with period field made catch

with period field made catch

reverse illustrating the monument commemorating the founding of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

it is stamped in black ink with the British Broad Arrow acceptance mark

exhibiting overall gilt wear and contact marks on the brass fittings

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Newly Listed with period field made catch(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a crimped hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire