Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wagner & Sohn Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Badge: in bronze gilt with

Badge: in bronze gilt with red and navy blue enamels

Footnote: Commemorating the 1939 HJ competition where all members of the HJ were permitted to participate

lightly soiled on the inside lid

with the top of the interior a purple cushioned fabric and the bottom a purple velvet medal bed

residue present in the recessed areas from cleaning

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wagner & Sohn Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Badge: in bronze gilt with(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 a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,