Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Award Document, 161St Infantry Regiment certificate_of_authenticity with silvered plate between the

with silvered plate between the cross and nut

with expected enamel contact and minor loss

inscribed in pencil "2 LT George Carmen Atkins 1917" and marked "CARON

two Hungary

The soldiers are mainly enlisted men or NCOs

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Award Document, 161St Infantry Regiment certificate_of_authenticity with silvered plate between the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunde). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of of silver and brass, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 32 mm (w)