Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class To M. Bauer, Ypres Engraved United Republic of minor contact marks on the

minor contact marks on the vulcanfibre visor

and was awarded only after the end of the War

It contains 336 pages printed on a thin paper stock (312 on white

and marked "835WTB" on the bottom

Companion (CIE) (9K Gold and enamels

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class To M. Bauer, Ypres Engraved United Republic of minor contact marks on the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the reverse bearing an engraved inscription of YPERN 1. MAI 1915, M. BAUER,