Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Award Document, 161St Infantry Regiment certificate_of_authenticity "Mac" as he was lovingly

"Mac" as he was lovingly known by us all

The soldiers are mainly enlisted men or NCOs

two Hungary

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Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Award Document, 161St Infantry Regiment certificate_of_authenticity "Mac" as he was lovingly(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunde). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of of silver and brass, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 32 mm (w)