Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, Privately-Purchased Example visually-hidden raised platform with recessed medal

raised platform with recessed medal beds for the badge and breast star

for his collection of French Revolution and Napoleon medals

Page 11: Schmelzer was drafted into the Stamm-Kompanie Bau Ers

marked by maker’s mark of R Tavast

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, Privately-Purchased Example visually-hidden raised platform with recessed medal(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 central screw post retaining a Cross Patte shaped