Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wagner & Sohn Hold the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered

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

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

35 mm (w) x 43

in gilded zink with minor traces of gilt remaining

two of the Construction Company employees confirmed that Beyer and Leard tried to swim ashore

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wagner & Sohn Hold the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered(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