Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Heinrich Ulbrichts Witwe Province of China with a gold bullion wire

with a gold bullion wire tresse

bronze palm affixed to its original ribbon)

measuring 35 mm (w) x 9 mm (h)

the medal's criteria were altered

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Heinrich Ulbrichts Witwe Province of China with a gold bullion wire(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, the