Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity A band of orange wool

A band of orange wool piping trims the circumference of the crown

Both awards with intact enamels and together are better than very fine

crowned cypher of Victor Emmanuel on the lid

Marinus - Grand Cross Star

Pour le Merite

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity A band of orange wool(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback with an unusual tip meeting a rounded catch, unmarked, measuring