Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Ko Auction Chief Boatswain

Chief Boatswain

he was wounded on May 27

are sewn on each cuff

surrounded by the Latin inscription "PAULUS VI PONT MAX" and engraver marked "E

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Ko Auction Chief Boatswain(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). 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 vertical pinback