Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Kag United Republic of 8 mm x 74 mm

8 mm x 74 mm

light soiling present on the white satin on the inside lid

and Collar Tabs (one right-facing

inscribed "WAR SERVICE" at the top and "WAR" at the bottom

exhibiting holes in the red and blue panels

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Kag United Republic of 8 mm x 74 mm(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback