Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wagner & Sohn United Republic of blue velvet raised platform with

blue velvet raised platform with recessed medal beds for the badge and breast star

with corresponding preliminary award document

maker marked "RANDAL RIO" on the reverse

pages from Hamburger Fremdenblatt

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wagner & Sohn United Republic of blue velvet raised platform with(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked WS for