Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Auction Archive one of a number of

one of a number of Army Crosses to commemorate participation in the First World War

cross in red enamel with Imperial Crown

5 mm x 110 mm each

measuring 72 mm (w) x 95 mm (h)

crown and 937

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Auction Archive one of a number of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse, an Schraubscheibe). 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 central threaded lug retaining an original nut,