Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Gebrüder Friedländer Auction Archive the interior featuring non-paginated card

the interior featuring non-paginated card stock pages pasted with 51 black-and-white photos

a padded/stuffed example

eight-pointed star with red-enamelled borders

each with a brief description of the badge itself

A well-preserved SS-Verfügungstruppe M34 overseas cap

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Gebrüder Friedländer Auction Archive the interior featuring non-paginated card(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 narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker