Germany, Imperial. A Mint 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer Archive dated “1916”

dated “1916”

57 mm (w) x 63

1913 by Royal Decree no

accompanied by a few photographs of Bernard’s wife

Germany, Imperial. A Mint 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer Archive dated “1916”(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a gently 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire