Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Awarded for the Battle of Arras, by Sy & Wagner Newly Listed one with triple lugs

one with triple lugs

Obtained from a Canadian WWII vet

the reverse exterior with a maker’s mark of “LIND & MEYRER

the top edges of the pages in a light purple tint

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Awarded for the Battle of Arras, by Sy & Wagner Newly Listed one with triple lugs(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 wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the