Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Ko certificate_of_authenticity including a Heer buckle

including a Heer buckle

and its current statements were approved on November 6

in Woodstock

measuring 85 mm x 85 mm

marked on reverse with logo of maker Hermann Aurich

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Ko certificate_of_authenticity including a Heer buckle(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of blackened magnetic iron, 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 reverse with en elongated block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked KO for a widely