Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Sy & Wagner Auction Archive of which he did

of which he did

then invalided to England and sent to the Norfolk War Hospital

inscribed "REAL ORDENM" in the centre

with three holes to be sewn on

Footnote: This cross with a screwback design was a private purchase

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Sy & Wagner Auction Archive of which he did(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback marked S W for maker