Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Kag GTRexclude While in action at the

While in action at the Battle of the Somme

marked "STERLING" and numbered "367" on the bottom

with the First Canadian Army flag

before being disbanded in 1946

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Kag GTRexclude While in action at the(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 a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback