Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by WE United Republic of with a silver gilded figure

with a silver gilded figure of Mary of Bethlehem surrounded by an enameled blue border inscribed EQ ORDO SM DE BETHLEHEM (Equestrian Order of Saint Mary of Bethlehem) also in silver gilt

R/67828 Flight Sergeant Melvin Frederick Ramsey

while the reverse ricasso is maker marked with the classic knight’s helmet logo of Weyersberg

A fine quality eagle embroidered in flat and round silvery wires

Councils of war

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by WE United Republic of with a silver gilded figure(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 an elongated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,