Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Integral Memorial Photo consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Instituted 18 August 1895 by

Instituted 18 August 1895 by Kaiser Wilhelm II

Issued to Werner Schmidt

a T-bar attached to a smaller feeder chain that is connected to the main chain

on a moisture-resistant thick parchment paper stock

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Integral Memorial Photo consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Instituted 18 August 1895 by(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Foto). 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 wide barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a