Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wagner & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity marked "STER + 1/20 10K"

marked "STER + 1/20 10K" (Sterling + 1/20 10K Gold) on the reverse

capsule-shaped and covered in a pebbled leather wrap

Post 1945 Rothe Copy

near extremely fine) to Lieutenant Kretschmer of Complementary Squadron of 1st Group of Fighter Wing 54

the manufacturer's mark is obscured by the intensity of the paint job

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wagner & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity marked "STER + 1/20 10K"(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 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire