Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Newly Listed 1945 while piloting Spitfire IXb-MJ456

1945 while piloting Spitfire IXb-MJ456 south of Schwerin)

A white porcelain cup featuring a sepia toned portrait of Hindenburg surrounded by a gilt wreath opposite the handle

one measuring 25 mm (w) x 12 mm (h)

the thick blackened leather washer at the crossguard is intact and sits tightly in place

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Newly Listed 1945 while piloting Spitfire IXb-MJ456(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened brass 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 crimped hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire