Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity stamped "1148" on the reverse

stamped "1148" on the reverse

He was released following France’s surrender

one piece of the box missing)

scabbard also better than very fine

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity stamped "1148" on the reverse(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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, unmarked, measuring 42.