Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, c. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and (brass and enamels

and (brass and enamels

3 mm (w) x 44 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally-pierced ball suspension

measuring 24 mm (w) x 29 mm (h)

missing all three of its reverse attachment prongs

He lasted only four months with the Veterans Guard

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, c. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and (brass and enamels(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of brass and neusilber, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened brass core within a ribbed and silvered 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 raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat