Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Buy Now inscribed in Latin "PIVS IX

inscribed in Latin "PIVS IX PON MAX" above and "X KAL SEPT A MDCCCLXXI" below

1953 on engagement for an indefinite period and returned to Camp Borden

centre reverse with institution date of “1852/1853” in Gold on red enameled background

A pair of award documents named to Pionier Otto Rauschelbach

A silver Pateé cross with concave ends and ball finials

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Buy Now inscribed in Latin "PIVS IX(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a convex 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, marked with a silver content