Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, With Commemorative Badge Hold the obverse inscribed “Für Kriegshilfsdienst”

the obverse inscribed “Für Kriegshilfsdienst” (For War Aid)

Footnote: The Order of the Brilliant Jade is a civilian order of the Republic of China that can be worn only by the head of a nation

the case with scuffing evident on the outside from storage

the reverse covered in burgundy velvet

one of the smaller rosettes with a button hole attachment

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, With Commemorative Badge Hold the obverse inscribed “Für Kriegshilfsdienst”(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Erinnerungsabzeichen). 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 central threaded lug retaining an