Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wagner & Sohn Hold along with secret notes inside

along with secret notes inside of envelopes and a secret code language that the two had created together

A invitation note

With long original ribbon

Steel buckle

silvering wear and oxidation evident on the two medals fabricated from war materials

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wagner & Sohn Hold along with secret notes inside(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a narrow block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round