Germany, Imperial. A Presentation Case For A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity when he signed his CEF

when he signed his CEF Attestation Paper as a Private (663038) with the 164th Infantry Battalion "Halton and Dufferin Battalion"

reverse inscribed "DUTY AND HONOR" within an open-ended wreath of oak leaves and acorns

and five Coat-of-Arms Badges (in bronze

the reverse of the cross with the institution date of "1849" in gilded bronze on a white enameled background

Sheerness)

Germany, Imperial. A Presentation Case For A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity when he signed his CEF(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse Etui). Constructed of card stock with a faux black leather exterior liner, the interior with a padded white satin type lid liner with dual straps for ribbon storage, with a depressed white felt medal bed, opening with a metal snap button, unmarked, measuring 70 mm (w) x 85 mm (l) x 22 mm (h), the snap button is no longer functional and age appropriate material fatigue is evident throughout, in overall very fine