Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the black finish was exposed

the black finish was exposed to heat

It is the first page of the Donau-Wald-Kurier (Danube Forest Courier)

seeing an additional promotion in rank to Sergeant

A textbook example of a second war German Militärverwaltung (Military Administration) for France badge

circumscribed by a Persian inscription

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the black finish was exposed(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 reverse with a wide block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the six oclock arm