Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity hallmarked with a boar's head

hallmarked with a boar's head (denoting French manufacture of 900 silver

and four grandchildren

Duchess of Glocester 1774

It saw action in the Battle of France

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity hallmarked with a boar's head(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 with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 50 mm (w)