Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Awarded for the Battle of Arras, by Sy & Wagner Hold This was undertaken despite opposition

This was undertaken despite opposition from a sizeable minority of the population

Instituted 12 July 1901 by Kaiser Wilhelm II

The reverse features a description of the photograph in German text

Hyacinthe on May 26th

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Awarded for the Battle of Arras, by Sy & Wagner Hold This was undertaken despite opposition(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 wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the