Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example, with Case United Republic of consisting of a Maltese Cross

consisting of a Maltese Cross with each arm joined through the quadrants by a double-sided Prussian imperial eagles

Constructed of stamped metal with a silver finish

and a curved pommel

blue and black enamelled shield

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example, with Case United Republic of consisting of a Maltese Cross(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 vaulted 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 vertical pinback meeting a round wire