Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Carl Dillenius, with Case Auction and boutonniere are all contained

and boutonniere are all contained within its presentation case

All buttons are maker marked “WILH

with the exception of a single moth bite directly below the first button on the trousers

The tailpiece flap is sewn in place to the rear skirt of the smock and bears two brass studs that are designed to be drawn up between the legs of the wearer and fastened to the inside of the front skirt via the six brass snaps

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Carl Dillenius, with Case Auction and boutonniere are all contained(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm. (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