Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity The War Diary of the

The War Diary of the 5th Brigade

Order of Vasa (in GOLD and enamels

with minor tarnishing of the bronze elements

by Christopher Hurley

five-sided suspension in silvered bronze with red and navy blue enamels

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity The War Diary 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 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 an elongated barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a