Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Archive LEIB-HUSSAR

LEIB-HUSSAR

measuring 46 mm (w) x 210 mm (l)

Golden Bravery Medal -  Emperor Franz Joseph

the leather liner exhibits soiling and wear

with each side similarly finished in a season-appropriate mottle

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Archive LEIB-HUSSAR(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 with an elongated block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,