Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Johann Wagner & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity The original owner has had

The original owner has had his initials "S

WIEN” which has been applied upside-down

the boards are secured in place with stitching at the outer edge and with pebbled buttons on the inner edge

otherwise I can be dangerously mean

the obverse centerpiece shows the distinctive iconography of St

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Johann Wagner & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity The original owner has had(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 mobile swastika, 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