Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Hold (Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP II

(Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP II

a small pouch with snap closure on the right side

It also includes United States officers who served in France during the First World War in the Lafayette Escadrille Flying Corps

featuring the SS runes within black enamels

the reverse in postcard format and bearing a handwritten name of “LUDWIG RENN” with a date of “1919”

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Hold (Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP II(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 an elongated block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,