Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Screwback Version, Private Purchase Hold with black threading giving definition

with black threading giving definition to the lion and the GRVI crown

Sluis Rozema from Rotterdam-Pernis

its chain draped in a v-shape over the suspension

with the stitching on the ribbon remaining in place and the clasp independent of the ribbon

on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon featuring a horizontal pinback

Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Screwback Version, Private Purchase Hold with black threading giving definition(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted August 5th, 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). A fine example of a private purchase jeweler made Iron Cross 1914 First Class, constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central W, the six oclock arm with the reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a Royal Crown, the reverse