Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wagner & Sohn Newly Listed It is signed in black

It is signed in black ink by an Oberleutnant and Deputy Battalion Leader

with a period original ribbon stitched around its backplate

he was awarded a doctorate of law from Jena University in July 1933

two-piece oval badge constructed of a nickel-silver wreath and matching eagle

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wagner & Sohn Newly Listed It is signed in black(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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,