Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Privately-Purchased Example, with Case Republic of Friedrich Christiansen and number stamped

Friedrich Christiansen and number stamped "318" below

a ground-dug example demonstrating moderate deterioration throughout

extremely fine and extremely rare

15 mm x 16

and South African Air Force (SAAF) Pilot Badge (in black

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Privately-Purchased Example, with Case Republic of Friedrich Christiansen and number stamped(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 wide barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a