Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity wear and loss of the

wear and loss of the red wool to the outside of the frame

79 mm-long needle pin

47 mm (w) x 42

a Panzer Badge

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Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity wear and loss of the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a convex 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 central threaded lug retaining a period original backplate and nut,