Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Ko Archive circumscribed by an inscription of

circumscribed by an inscription of “REICHSNÄHRSTAND LANDESBAUERNSCHAFT POMMERN” (“REICHSNÄHRSTAND AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION POMERANIA”)

followed by his interment in Arlington National Cemetery

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on a a khaki/green base

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Ko Archive circumscribed by an inscription of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). 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