Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Buy Now Silver thread on scarlet red

Silver thread on scarlet red background (Army)

the highest rank he would hold

by Hans-Ulrich Krantz

Ethiopia on March 4th

" marked "A" and numbered "No 084811"

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Buy Now Silver thread on scarlet red(Eiserne Kreuze). A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (non magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central W with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, the reverse with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 22 mm (w) x 43. 46 mm (h), weighing 15. 1 grams, and