Germany, Imperial. A Cased 1914 Iron Cross I Class In Case Archive Grave Reference: I1 16

Grave Reference: I1 16

iron core - magnetic- with silver frosting remaining

the locket held in place by one screw and the other one lost to time

gilding worn but overall very fine condition

"Abzeichen der Reichshebammenschaft"

Germany, Imperial. A Cased 1914 Iron Cross I Class In Case Archive Grave Reference: I1 16(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver and iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with a magnetic blackened 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 maker marked KO, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire