Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed The Order of the Black

The Order of the Black Star of Benin

Air Force Senior Pilot Badge

featuring a cross with wreath in each quadrant and crossed swords

black cotton sides and underside

It is signed by the city councillors of each city

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed The Order of the Black(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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,