Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity with a mint and unused

with a mint and unused period-original ribbon and an equally mint “Hoheitszeichen” (national eagle for ribbon attachment)

He was Mentioned in Despatches around this time

The name is illegible

2600th National Anniversary Commemorative Medal (bronze

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity with a mint and unused(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 is plain and bears a vertical pinback with a round wire catch, marked 900 on pin with old museum mark