Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Ko Archive with room for only the

with room for only the three most badly wounded to lie down

the obverse marked with “RM” for Rudolf Meyer

A lot of four medal ribbon bars

no longer required due to Allied aerial superiority

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Ko Archive with room for only the(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 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 an elongated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire