Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold 6mm in cased

6mm in cased

the left side of the image overlaid by Kruse’s signature in blue ink

Accompanied by a letter from the Curator Major A

engraved "MINER" above and "W

his actual date of birth was claimed to be September 15

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold 6mm in cased(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 vaulted 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 an elongated block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring