Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Kag Hold the two inscriptions separated by

the two inscriptions separated by eight-sided stars on either side

in the rank of Temporary Lieutenant

and was taken prisoner by the US Army 80th Infantry Division

An article in the Cobourg World of August 17

on a 56 mm-long needle pin

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Kag Hold the two inscriptions separated by(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback