Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Buy Now silver and silver-gilt palms and

silver and silver-gilt palms and lion ribbon emblems were awarded for various categories of Mention in Despatches: five bronze being replaced by a silver emblem etc

on a white enamel field

hallmarked and maker marked "WK" and "WILM

with some material fatigue evident to the lanyard

Almost one year later

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Buy Now silver and silver-gilt palms and(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Schraubscheibe). 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 central threaded screwpost retaining an original