Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity inscribed "3rd D

inscribed "3rd D

with insert pages printed in black ink

with folding creases and soiling evident

measuring 72 mm x 72 mm

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity inscribed "3rd D(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 an elongated block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round