Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity while the reverse was plain

while the reverse was plain and featured applicable metal and maker marks

1916 the Battalion was moved to Bermuda for garrison duty

a number of submarines held in reserve and manned by skeleton crews

The letter was sent from the National Air Raid Protection League Group 5 (Württemberg-Baden) to Miss Maria Staudinger in Karlsruhe (Baden)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity while the reverse was plain(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 is plain and bears a vertical pinback with a round wire catch, marked 900 on pin with old museum mark