Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Document To Leutnant Richter certificate_of_authenticity on a 61 mm x

on a 61 mm x 70

American commissioned officers (and enlisted men who were later commissioned) who served in France or in French possessions during the First World War or the Second World War

three in flight

Once all items are encased in the canister

marked "10 K" (Gold) and number hand engraved "136" over "307" on the reverse

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Document To Leutnant Richter certificate_of_authenticity on a 61 mm xA 1914 Iron Cross I Class Award Document to Leutnant Richter, on cream coloured paper. The document is bordered and bears an image of an Iron Cross at the top. With an ornate border. Dated 15 August 1915, signed and stamped. Presenting four folding creases, slight creasing, scuffing and tearing. Measuring 183 mm (w) x 281 mm (h), fine. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, (Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue).