Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Prinzen Size, By Godet certificate_of_authenticity clutching a silvered banner with

clutching a silvered banner with a raised inscription of “FÜR SCHLESIEN” (“FOR SILESIA”)

You can be assured that I am extremely grieved by his absence

consisting of a Cross Pattée with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece

3 cm (w) x 120

maker marked “Robinson Oberstein/Nahe” on the reverse

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Prinzen Size, By Godet certificate_of_authenticity clutching a silvered banner with(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse, Prinzengre). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked