Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Archive as well as with the

as well as with the German national eagle above

centre obverse presents a silver gilt crowned rampant lion on a black enamelled background in a blue enamel surround with the inscription L’UNION FAIT LA FORCE beginning at 7 o’clock

Containing 191 pages

issued in the field on 29 March 1917

Of typical period Chinese manufacture

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Archive as well as with the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 an elongated block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,