Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Integral Memorial Photo consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac copyrighted by the author and

copyrighted by the author and Lionel Leventhal Limited in 1983

Footnote: This medal is associated with the enthronement of Archduke Eugen and handed out to members of the Order of German Knights

He and a companion

According to the address on the back Schmeling lived in the town of Hollenstedt

Instituted 18 August 1895 by Kaiser Wilhelm II

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Integral Memorial Photo consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac copyrighted by the author and(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Foto). Reinstituted 5 August 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 wide barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a