Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Carl Dillenius, with Case Province of China " on the lightly soiled

" on the lightly soiled inside lid

A fascinating and extensive private wartime photo album from the estate of a Heer soldier with extensive Eastern Front service

rejoining the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry

the obverse of each bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and central wreathed mobile swastikas

Production of the these awards ceased in 1986

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Carl Dillenius, with Case Province of China " on the lightly soiled(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm. (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 wide barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire