Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, By Godet & Sohn United Republic of very fine condition with period

very fine condition with period repair to the spine

a faint "1" widowed above the "2" in "24761"

he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

DSC but without any success against the enemy

surface wear causing a fading at the right end of the date and contact marks on the reverse

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, By Godet & Sohn United Republic of very fine condition with period(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 round wire catch, the pinback