Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic circumscribed by an inscription of

circumscribed by an inscription of “DEUTSCHE REICHSBAHN”

Eleven photographs from a soldier’s funeral procession

measuring 206 mm long

the decoration demonstrating minor flecking of enamels and loss of gilt finish

and it is rare

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic circumscribed by an inscription of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, 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 block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,