the left sleeve bears four navy blue service chevrons (indicating the owner of the jacket began service after 1 January 1915 and served four years)
the obverse bearing dual silver aluminum wire chevrons
(Das Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914/1918 mit Schwertern)
The photograph is clear
but with enough remaining on the reverse of the pin to positively identify this badge as a gold grade wound badge
Germany, Imperial; Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for First and Second World War Service Province of China the left sleeve bears four(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, 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 three central oak leaves, the six