Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Ko Auction Archive was shot through the coat

was shot through the coat

with star hanger in gilded zinc

silvered monogram

light blue embroidery on black felt

with the "humerus" (upper arm) already having been plated

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Ko Auction Archive was shot through the coat(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 an elongated block binge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked KO