Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Document To Leutnant Adam Gotz Auction Archive describing in detail his experiences

describing in detail his experiences while a prisoner of the Japanese

A German commemorative regimental ring

the obverse with a central gilt medallion bearing a raised rightward-facing profile of Duke Ernst

two straps attached to the belt patch

Hans-Otto Meissner

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Document To Leutnant Adam Gotz Auction Archive describing in detail his experiencesA 1914 Iron Cross I Class, (Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened 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 is plain and bears a vertical pinback and round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 55 mm (w) x 42.