Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity Marinus - Grand Cross Star

Marinus - Grand Cross Star

crowned cypher of Victor Emmanuel on the lid

the former as part of the famous "firestorm" raids

A band of orange wool piping trims the circumference of the crown

(b) ten Award Documents:

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity Marinus - Grand Cross Star(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback with an unusual tip meeting a rounded catch, unmarked, measuring