Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Godet certificate_of_authenticity measuring 56 mm (w) x

measuring 56 mm (w) x 80 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension

one of the outstanding graphic accounts of heavy bombardment activity in the Southwest Pacific Area

brass horizontal pinback

1915 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel H

inscribed “FURCHTLOS UND TREW” (German - Fearless and Loyal) in gilt

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Godet certificate_of_authenticity measuring 56 mm (w) x(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 an elongated block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded