Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer, c. 1936 certificate_of_authenticity with Gothic lettering in black

with Gothic lettering in black embroidery spelling HEERES-VERWALTUNG (ARMY ADMINISTRATION)

mit Krone und Schwertern)

worn on a replacement white silk ribbon

eagles between the arms cut out (done during days of The Russian Provisional Government)

marked "900" and "21" (Godet

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer, c. 1936 certificate_of_authenticity with Gothic lettering in black(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the