Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Sy & Wagner Province of China Also stamped into the obverse

Also stamped into the obverse ricasso is a maker’s mark of “E

and served overseas

for we knew we might be called to move at any time

Montalbano

within a fully closed laurel wreath

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Sy & Wagner Province of China Also stamped into the obverse(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve o'clock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with an elongated block hinge and narrow tapering pinback meeting