Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, One-Piece Screwback Variation Archive base with a recessed medal

base with a recessed medal bed in forest green felt

exhibiting scattered surface rust on the silvered body

copyrighted by the author in 1995

The lip of the creamer features an acanthus and leaf design

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, One-Piece Screwback Variation Archive base with a recessed medal(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918). Constructed of a blackened and silvered non magnetic metal alloy, consisting of a one piece Cross Patte with a blackened core set 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 backplate and