Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction on a loop for suspension

on a loop for suspension from its correct replacement ribbon

the obverse with the Schleswig-Holstein coat of arms

who held both German and American citizenship

an oval shaped badge constructed of blackened magnetic metal

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Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction on a loop for suspension(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 50 mm (w)