Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Hold Order of the Oak Crown

Order of the Oak Crown

the obverse centre presents a Wehrmacht-style eagle

United States Army Air Force Aerial Gunner Lapel Badge: in sterling silver

topped by a cone of identical construction secured in place with cotton straps for the accommodation of the helmet’s spike

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Hold Order of the Oak Crown(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse, Schraubscheibe). Reinstated 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 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 two threaded posts retaining original nuts and a