Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity This particular buckle is illustrated

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 309 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

1944 - May 9

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While with the WLI

raised slotted medal bed for the star

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity This particular buckle is illustrated(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 a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,