Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Owner-Engraved Example with Case, by J. Godet & Sohn Province of China Army Council Instructions 808 approved

Army Council Instructions 808 approved a special flying badge for Air Observation Post Officer Pilots to wear

belt is backed by leather/felt fabric combination and is approximately 145 cm in length x 43 mm wide

a lightly-used or unworn example in near mint condition

demonstrating minor loss of gilt finish throughout consisting with proud owner wear

1st DEPOT BATT

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Owner-Engraved Example with Case, by J. Godet & Sohn Province of China Army Council Instructions 808 approved(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 an elongated barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a