Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Gebrüder Friedländer certificate_of_authenticity Before his death

Before his death

both with an original ribbon with push pin attachment)

General Service Medal 1962

maker’s mark from Paul Meybauer on the reverse

marked in black ink with slightly-offset facing British Broad Arrow insignias on the underside of the patch

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Gebrüder Friedländer certificate_of_authenticity Before his death(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 a narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker