Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer, C. 1940 Republic of with a light brown leather

with a light brown leather underside that is stamped in red ink "100"

The handle is composed of a single piece of lacquered dark brown wood

Born in Bützenhof

Canadian Decoration

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer, C. 1940 Republic of with a light brown leather(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918). Constructed of neusilber, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a black painted non magnetic core within a ribbed and silvered 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 crimped hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire