Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Case Auction Archive Insignia of the Military Nautical

Insignia of the Military Nautical Personal Trade Badge

Monetny Dvor maker marked and number hand engraved "2738468" on the reverse

at the Somme

He was acknowledged again in a War Office communique of August 13

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Case Auction Archive Insignia of the Military Nautical(1914 Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse) Reinstituted by Kaiser Wilhelm II 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 Issue). A 1914 Iron Cross Second Class, presenting as a Cross Pate of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed silver border, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper