Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of the gold color embossed

the gold color embossed

exhibiting very light wear and without fabric interruption

33 mm x 100 mm)

Spink & Son Specimen with Voided S and stamped copy on rim

85 mm x 117 mm)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of the gold color embossed(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a 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 vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 12 mm (w)