Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By C.f. Zimmermann, C. 1940 Auction accompanied by its original case

accompanied by its original case of issue

before being redeployed into the Wehrmacht in 1935

A Feldpost letter to Lieutenant Kayser

obverse inscribed "FÜR 40 JAHRE DIENST IN FEUERWEHR UND RETTUNGSWESEN" and engraver marked "MÜNZE WIEN"

generally very fine or better condition

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By C.f. Zimmermann, C. 1940 Auction accompanied by its original case(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 flat wire catch, maker marked