Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Core Screwback Version Auction Archive 80 mm (w) x 26

80 mm (w) x 26

(1913-1919 issue)

fronted by crossed swords and three stars

Round Three Version - With toned silver frame

Stitched through the penultimate buttonhole is an Eastern Front Medal ribbon

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Core Screwback Version Auction Archive 80 mm (w) x 26(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass 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 a period original backplate and washer, unmarked,