Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class with Case Newly Listed with hairline cracks and enamel

with hairline cracks and enamel loss to rays

865 mines laid throughout the course of the war

A very scarce WWII period decoration

and only 108 gold medals were awarded

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class with Case Newly Listed with hairline cracks and enamel(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 vaulted 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire