Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Gebrüder Godet Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic backed by a violet embroidered

backed by a violet embroidered insignia

Black Grade (Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz)

46 mm x 116 mm

and includes some wear and soiling of the wool

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Gebrüder Godet Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic backed by a violet embroidered(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse an Schraubscheibe). 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 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 threaded screw post retaining an oval backplate