Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, Privately-Purchased Example Auction Archive a Schutzpolizei EM/NCO’s sleeve insignia

a Schutzpolizei EM/NCO’s sleeve insignia

enamel loss to centre

STAATSMÜNZE" (Prussia County Coin) and marked "SILBER 900 FEIN" (900 fine silver) on the reverse

demonstrating moderate chipping and loss of finish to the enamels and base metal

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, Privately-Purchased Example Auction Archive a Schutzpolizei EM/NCO’s sleeve insignia(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 two threaded screw posts emanating from the six and