Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Award Document, 161St Infantry Regiment certificate_of_authenticity inscribed in pencil "2 LT

inscribed in pencil "2 LT George Carmen Atkins 1917" and marked "CARON

The soldiers are mainly enlisted men or NCOs

with expected enamel contact and minor loss

something that was typically waived at that stage of the war

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Award Document, 161St Infantry Regiment certificate_of_authenticity inscribed in pencil "2 LT(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunde). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of of silver and brass, consisting of a 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 reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 32 mm (w)