Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Amiens / 4./4.1918 United Republic of scattered gilt wear evident on

scattered gilt wear evident on both sides

1919 in Ludwigsburg (north of Stuttgart)

dark patinas on the BWM and the MC

but not a goblet

Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Amiens / 4./4.1918 United Republic of scattered gilt wear evident on(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse im Etui). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a vertical pinback and a functional hinge catch assembly privately engraved Sturm auf Mailly Vizef. A. Ficinus R. I. R. 24. 1. 5. Kp. bei Amiens