Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Dedicated To A Veteran Of The West African Theatre certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: With the establishment of

Footnote: With the establishment of the Independent State of Croatia in 1941

inscribed “Den 18 October 1861) (German - the 18th of October 1861) also in Gold

including a set of Kriegsmarine Fregettenkapitän boards

presenting two punched holes along the left margin and two folding creases

measuring 15 mm (w) x 25 mm (h)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Dedicated To A Veteran Of The West African Theatre certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: With the establishment of(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, bearing an