Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and had an encouraging interview

and had an encouraging interview with Himmler himself

Manufactured in Italy

a rare example of exceptional quality

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Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and had an encouraging interview(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a convex 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 flattened vertical pinback meeting a round