Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction 17 mm gilt buttons with

17 mm gilt buttons with a Royal Navy anchor insignia on both

the tresse in silvery-white embroidery with two brown stripes running horizontally on each of the two tresse

marked 20 underneath pin (Zimmerman)

Accompanied by the star of the order consisting of ten alternating silver and silver gilt rays

efficient member

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction 17 mm gilt buttons with(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 narrow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42.