Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity early in December 1940

early in December 1940

measuring 58 mm (w) x 95 mm (h)

a Photograph of Hurd in Uniform (black and white

measuring 31 mm (w) x 112 mm (h)

Upper in steel blue wool overlying a white cotton base

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity early in December 1940(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 nut and backplate,