Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed fine gold-coloured bullion wire knot

fine gold-coloured bullion wire knot wrapped around the mid-point

A first and second war German medal ribbon bar grouping with four ribbons

very light crazing on the belt

It features fifteen squares in red with corresponding numbers

Eight classes were established for award to recipients of the 1st through 8th Orders of Merit

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed fine gold-coloured bullion wire knot(Eisernes 1914 Kreuz I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a hand 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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round