Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity engraver marked "ARTHUS BERTRAND" on

engraver marked "ARTHUS BERTRAND" on the reverse

HOFJUWELIER & ORDENSFABRIKANT

much resembling Kriegsmarine insignia

Chief PW Branch Inc

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity engraver marked "ARTHUS BERTRAND" on(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a convex 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 crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a