Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO visually-hidden An early cross

An early cross

A 1914-1918 World War Commemorative Honour Medal

The Destroyer War Badge award document is named to Signalmeister Giese for serving on board the destroyer “Hans Lody”

Nicaraguan Campaign Medal

Suspended from each loop is a grey velvet strap

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO visually-hidden An early cross(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 an elongated block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,