Germany, Imperial. A Cased 1914 Iron Cross I Class In Case GTRexclude the reverse inscribed “FÜR VERDIENST

the reverse inscribed “FÜR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE” (German - For Merit in War)

his "Illness & death due to (the) result of active service conditions

PROSERPINE

the leathers and bullion without interruptions in the fabric

Germany, Imperial. A Cased 1914 Iron Cross I Class In Case GTRexclude the reverse inscribed “FÜR VERDIENST(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver and iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with a magnetic blackened 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 maker marked KO, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire