Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold Contained within a 1914 Iron

Contained within  a 1914 Iron Cross case for proper storage purposes

which was captured by the Germans

On the bottom it reads “Our successful fighter pilot Lieutenant Jacobs”

joined together at the bottom by a raised plaque bearing a number “75”

with the obverse in white

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold Contained within a 1914 Iron(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 vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,