Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction the obverse with the Schleswig-Holstein

the obverse with the Schleswig-Holstein coat of arms

with its LDO Quality Assurance Slip reading “The production of orders and medals is subject to the control of the presidential chancery

on a loop for suspension from its correct replacement ribbon

with the left shield bearing the arms of the German Wehrmacht (an eagle with open wings perched on top of a roundel with a central mobile swastika)

In addition to their training in Canada

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction the obverse with the Schleswig-Holstein(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 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 vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 50 mm (w)