Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Owner-Attributed Example, by Wagner & Sohn United Republic of trimmed in red wool

trimmed in red wool

as well as a Chinese content mark

See “Eagles Recalled”

with the end of the strap folded over and fed back through the awaiting buckle and two leather sliders

Peter surrounded by an enameled blue border with the inscription AVVOCATI DI SAN PIETRO

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Owner-Attributed Example, by Wagner & Sohn United Republic of trimmed in red wool(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 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 emanating from an elongated oval plate and vertical pinback meeting a round wire