Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version By Paul Maybauer Archive Spink & Son – Oct

Spink & Son – Oct

large chip on lip

Issued 1915-1917

Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment (5)

Gustav V (frosted silver

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version By Paul Maybauer Archive Spink & Son – Oct(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 threaded lug retaining a period original silver Cross Patte