Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction mounted to a forest green

mounted to a forest green wool base

measuring 42 mm (w) x 72

with a central vertical pinback having been added

measuring 330 mm x 202 mm

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction mounted to a forest green(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 raised vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, stamped with a silver