Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Awarded for the Battle of Arras, by Sy & Wagner Hold (Großadmiral Karl Dönitz Postkarte mit

(Großadmiral Karl Dönitz Postkarte mit Unterschrift)

Instituted 12 July 1901 by Kaiser Wilhelm II

with one ring deflection and closed to 100 yds

Sierra Cordoba" in running script

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Awarded for the Battle of Arras, by Sy & Wagner Hold (Großadmiral Karl Dönitz Postkarte mit(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 a wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the