Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac within a gilt laurel wreath

within a gilt laurel wreath wrapped in ribbon and joined at the bottom by a raised number “1941”

with three adjustable straps bearing magnetic metal buckles to affix the entire setup to the wearer

measuring 55 mm (w) x 80 mm (h)

a Mauthausen aid package envelope

After the mandatory four week training course in Danzig from June to July

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac within a gilt laurel wreath(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Schraubscheibe). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 central threaded screwpost retaining an original