Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold Letter measuring 146 mm (w)

Letter measuring 146 mm (w) x 207 mm (h)

Bacqueville made

which was captured by the Germans

maker marked "Royal Mint" on the inside lid

Contained within  a 1914 Iron Cross case for proper storage purposes

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold Letter measuring 146 mm (w)(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 vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,