Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Version by Wilhelm Deumer, c. 1930 certificate_of_authenticity He joined the Prussian army

He joined the Prussian army in 1851

1928 in Hamilton

not awarded however

with the early member number “9702” and maker marked “Jos

60 mm x 93 mm

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Version by Wilhelm Deumer, c. 1930 certificate_of_authenticity He joined the Prussian army(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of blackened and silvered brass, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core, 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 crimped hinge and narrow vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but