Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Kag United Republic of The face is otherwise marked

The face is otherwise marked “Junghans” with a Kriegsmarine

SCHWERTNER EGGENBERG

illustrating the raised bust of Albert Leo Schlageter facing to the left and his head tuned slightly and looking front-on

General Vo Nguyen Giap was the one who came up with the idea of the badge and required a symbolic emblem for the spirit of the campaign

on short original ribbon

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Kag United Republic of The face is otherwise marked(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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, the pinback