Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Auction but with enough remaining on

but with enough remaining on the reverse for it to be positively identified as a gold grade wound badge

Miniatures of the highest quality

shows of a single fouled anchor surmounted by a striped shield

the date "1864" on the arm at 6 o'clock

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Auction but with enough remaining on(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened brass 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 crimped hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire