Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude Instituted on 14 May 1888

Instituted on 14 May 1888

containing 32 pages in black ink on an off-white coated paper stock

fine chipping evident in the enamelled jewels on the base of the crown on both sides

also including an Honour Cross of the German Mother

measuring 102 mm (w) x 128 mm (h)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude Instituted on 14 May 1888(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5th of 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 crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire