Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Carl Dillenius Archive with fold down panels held

with fold down panels held up via two hook and eye closures on either side

second issue

the bottom is marked with the crossed swords of Meissen

Second War French Red Cross Medal of Recompense

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Carl Dillenius Archive with fold down panels held(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 twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker