Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold the two side portions having

the two side portions having been lost to time

each in an ornate oval silver frame

3 mm (w) x 45

Class 1939 - a black case with silvery cross imprint on top of a lid

2 mm (h) inclusive of its integral loop

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold the two side portions having(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 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 194, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire