Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Silver Marked Example Auction inscribed "Grant of the dignity

inscribed "Grant of the dignity of an Officer of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire to Major Nicholas Hugh Lawrence Watts

with evidence of period repair to the hinge

interior marked: "Verdienstkreuz I

and after four weeks hospitalization

Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Silver Marked Example Auction inscribed "Grant of the dignity(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted August 5th, 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a 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 barrel hinge, a broad vertical pinback and round wire catch,