Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity Marinus - Grand Cross Star

Marinus - Grand Cross Star

A band of orange wool piping trims the circumference of the crown

along with the Medal's eagle clasp

the former as part of the famous "firestorm" raids

seeing the danger

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity Marinus - Grand Cross Star(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback with an unusual tip meeting a rounded catch, unmarked, measuring