Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed accompanied by a small swatch

accompanied by a small swatch of ribbon

black cotton sides and underside

The Order of the Black Star of Benin

1976 in Bad Homburg) was a German Lieutenant General during the Second World War

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed accompanied by a small swatch(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,