Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Auction in stamped metal (magnetic)

in stamped metal (magnetic)

constructed of heavy pressed paper with a Forrest-green faux leather (leatherette) exterior

marked "O & C Ges

After three and half months training in England

constructed of a brass core with a separately applied silvered brass roundel on the obverse

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Auction in stamped metal (magnetic)(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm. (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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker