Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude each cuff coming with a

each cuff coming with a reinforced button hole

with two small metal rings held in place via two rivets each on a lateral lip nearby

with three more classes added on April 13

Footnote: On April 16

a Bavarian Military Merit Cross with Swords

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude each cuff coming with a(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 block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,