Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive accompanied by two stickpins

accompanied by two stickpins

hallmarked with a "2" flanked by dual cornucopias and marked with interlocking initials "GL" (Georges Lemaire) on the reverse

the obverse consisting of an off-white enameled rectangular field featuring a finely-detailed rippling motif

on cream-colored paper

engraved with the patent number 231240

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive accompanied by two stickpins(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 vaulted 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 central threaded lug retaining an original backplate, with an additional