Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude and realizing he had a

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maker marked "BIRKS" and hand engraved "19 WCI" on the reverse

the obverse with an oval silver medallion depicting a lion holding a shield

the reverse a female figure wearing a suit of armour

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude and realizing he had a(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with an elongated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,