Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of retaining matching zink backplate with

retaining matching zink backplate with two period original nuts

11 mm (h - inclusive of crown)

Mayer (Type A)

all measuring 236 mm (w) x 177 mm (h)

measuring 38 mm (w) x 105 mm (l)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of retaining matching zink backplate with(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse bearing 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 block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire