Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed and two raised laurel steps

and two raised laurel steps tied together on the bottom half

The vest features five vertically oriented silver aluminum pebbled buttons with matching loop holes on the opposing side

five bronze torches indicating later engagements affixed to its original ribbon

: Die-stamped bronze gilt with blue enamels

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed and two raised laurel steps(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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,