Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Carl Dillenius certificate_of_authenticity with a strength of 44

with a strength of 44 officers and 1

the diamond and rubies intact

a silver eight points star with clusters of smooth rays

An additional liner flap pulls down to fasten under the chin with an attached strap and buckle

also hallmarked on ring with Hound Head with 2 & 4 thereby denoting 900 silver and manufacture in Vienna

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Carl Dillenius certificate_of_authenticity with a strength of 44(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker