Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Carl Dillenius Republic of 6mm (w) x 85

6mm (w) x 85

SCHWERIN I/M” for the noted jeweller Heinrich Rose

broken catch on the pinback

A loop emanating from the throat fixtures accommodates a hanger which has been lost to time

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Carl Dillenius Republic of 6mm (w) x 85(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 an elongated block hinge and wide vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker