Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Archive A bronze gilt Maltese cross

A bronze gilt Maltese cross with white enamels and ball finials

measueing 36

Star measures 92mm

notably the first non-German recipient of the award

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Archive A bronze gilt Maltese cross(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse, Schraubscheibe). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a 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 central threaded post retaining a period replacement