Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Carl Dillenius visually-hidden Passed a fair night with

Passed a fair night with some sleep but restless and talking

" on the lid and maker marked "Royal Mint" on the inside lid)

In contemporary use in the U

measuring approximately 212 mm x 43 mm

with period screwback

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Carl Dillenius visually-hidden Passed a fair night with(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 twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker