Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case United Republic of El Alamein*

El Alamein*

very fine condition with light fraying and multiple folding creases

the obverse bearing a finely-detailed black printed general naval dedication

measuring 80 mm (w) x 70 mm (h))

Group of the 1st Stuka Wing

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case United Republic of El Alamein*(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 reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 40 mm (w) x