Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Deutscher Offizier Verein Private Purchase Example Archive all three by different makers

all three by different makers (Karl Poellath

On November 1st

the reverse is marked “GES GESCH” and bears a vertical pinback

measuring 72 mm (w) x 40 mm (h)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Deutscher Offizier Verein Private Purchase Example Archive all three by different makers(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 screw post retaining an original nut and