Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Archive measueing 36

measueing 36

A letter from the Landrat (district administrator) of Erding (near Munich)

scattered paint chipping and silvering wear

A bronze gilt Maltese cross with white enamels and ball finials

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Archive measueing 36(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse, Schraubscheibe). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918). 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 post retaining a period replacement