Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Variant Pinback, with Sedlatzek Mark Province of China A photograph depicting a uniformed

A photograph depicting a uniformed soldier posing for a photograph while gazing to the left

and an Air Observer Badge during the First World War

It was founded as the Order of Merit by Decree No

the right side marked in black ink with the upward-pointing British Broad Arrow production insignia

Red Cross Nursing Sister’s badge

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Variant Pinback, with Sedlatzek Mark Province of China A photograph depicting a uniformed(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 protruding lug culminating in a crescent shaped tip, stamped with a