Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case United Republic of The red field fabric wraps

The red field fabric wraps around the spine

925 S" (silver) on the reverse

The belt has two bars embedded within

engraved “G

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case United Republic of The red field fabric wraps(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 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 194, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire