Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Godet certificate_of_authenticity Klasse (Iron Cross First Class)

Klasse (Iron Cross First Class)

measuring 56 mm (w) x 80 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension

Parachutist Lapel Badge (in silvered metal

brass horizontal pinback

2 mm (h) when both pieces are joined together

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Godet certificate_of_authenticity Klasse (Iron Cross First Class)(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 an elongated block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded