Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Awarded for the Battle of Arras, by Sy & Wagner Hold The reverse features a description

The reverse features a description of the photograph in German text

(Großadmiral Karl Dönitz Postkarte mit Unterschrift)

Instituted 12 July 1901 by Kaiser Wilhelm II

measuring 140 mm (w) (inclusive of handle) x 122 mm (h)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Awarded for the Battle of Arras, by Sy & Wagner Hold The reverse features a description(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 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 wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the