Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class To Lt. Eder, K.u.k. Sturmbaon 9, 1917 certificate_of_authenticity with scalloped straps on either

with scalloped straps on either side of the opening

the slotted metal receiver of the belt displaying surface rust

weighing 13

reverse illustrating the coat-of-arms of the Dominion of New Zealand

the German liner interned herself in Callao

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class To Lt. Eder, K.u.k. Sturmbaon 9, 1917 certificate_of_authenticity with scalloped straps on eitherEisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of blackened magnetic iron, 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 an elongated block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked KO for a widely