Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by the Stuttgart Mint GTRexclude addressed in black ink but

addressed in black ink but difficult to decipher

with maroon

enclosed in a hardcover binder with a blue paper exterior and a black cloth binding

back embroidered ring and red wool centre

before transferred to No

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by the Stuttgart Mint GTRexclude addressed in black ink but(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 featuring two threaded lugs emanating from the twelve and six oclock arms