Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Carl Dillenius, with Case Auction All buttons are maker marked

All buttons are maker marked “WILH

In September 1939 he served with the Bad Mergentheim 170th Reserve Infantry Battalion until 1941

and boutonniere are all contained within its presentation case

a Czechoslovak Army NCO’s badge

Monetny Dvor mint marked and number engraved "3448128" on the reverse

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Carl Dillenius, with Case Auction All buttons are maker marked(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm. (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 wide barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a