Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, Engraved Version certificate_of_authenticity obverse illustrating the right-facing bust

obverse illustrating the right-facing bust of Tsar Alexander II

typical Dachau manufactured SS Collar tab

Original ribbon with safety pin attachment

Although they did not know whom they have as a prisoner

where he married his first wife

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, Engraved Version certificate_of_authenticity obverse illustrating the right-facing bust(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a thick round wire catch, engraved with the date 16. 10. 16, measuring 42. 20 mm (w) x 42. 27 mm (h), weighing 15.