Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Version by Wilhelm Deumer, c. 1930 certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: Approximately 85

Footnote: Approximately 85

and was awarded to all members of the armed forces who were serving on February 1

He joined the Prussian army in 1851

not awarded however

Constructed of toned magnetic iron

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Version by Wilhelm Deumer, c. 1930 certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: Approximately 85(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of blackened and silvered brass, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core, 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 hinge and narrow vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but