Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Kag United Republic of or in the advance from

or in the advance from the Rhine to the Elbe

The face is otherwise marked “Junghans” with a Kriegsmarine

Footnote: The Canadian Ordnance Corps had the task of supplying

We were congratulated by the Commanding Officer on taking so few prisoners

illustrating the raised bust of Albert Leo Schlageter facing to the left and his head tuned slightly and looking front-on

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Kag United Republic of or in the advance from(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