Germany, Empire. An Iron Cross 1914, I. Class, with its Presentation Case Archive above a silvered oak leaves

above a silvered oak leaves and a date of “1928”

Germany (1913-1914)

Includes: Defense Superior Service Medal (two-piece construction

red felt highlight in the voided area

Adriatic on March 31

Germany, Empire. An Iron Cross 1914, I. Class, with its Presentation Case Archive above a silvered oak leaves(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Re Instituted August 5th, 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 an elongated barrel hinge, straight vertical pinback, and right ward