Germany, Imperial. A Mint 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity the obverse presents two right

the obverse presents two right facing portraits of King Edward and Queen Alexandra

enamel replacements and chips evident in the arms of the obverse side

the interior lid is in white-cream silk inscribed by the maker’s name VILLANUEVA Y LAISECA

At the beginning of the First War Hansen was in the rank of Oberleutnant (Senior Lieutenant)

Germany, Imperial. A Mint 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity the obverse presents two right(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a gently 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire