Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude After finishing high school he

After finishing high school he initially went into agriculture

chipping evident in the green enamels on two star points on the reverse

An Austrian Silver Cross of Merit with Crown by W

(SS-Waffen Kragenspiegel)

with open variant finials in the naval style

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude After finishing high school he(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). A Cross Patte of multi piece construction, consisting of a blackened iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a raised central initial of W, the bottom arm with a reinstitution date of 1914 and the top arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring