Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction crowned monogram of King Carol

crowned monogram of King Carol I in gold-coloured ink on the lid

with laurel branches through the quadrants of the arms

A pair of Reichsbahn (German National Railway) cloth arm insignia

being released November 14th

there have been many changes to its design and to the conditions for it being granted

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction crowned monogram of King Carol(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 1813, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,