Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wagner & Sohn Hold page 12223: "For conspicuous gallantry

page 12223: "For conspicuous gallantry and initiative in command of the reserve battalion between Pouchaux and Premonton

in gilded zink with minor traces of gilt remaining

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey inscription of “AFRIKAKORPS”

The Grand Cross is exclusively granted to Secretaries of State and Ambassadors

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wagner & Sohn Hold page 12223: "For conspicuous gallantry(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