Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Owner-Attributed Hold Gold-coloured and silvered bullion wire

Gold-coloured and silvered bullion wire in various textures

Residue in the recessed areas from cleaning on the Star

with oxidation and loss of finish evident to the cross

the other is solder repaired

late 1940s - early 1950s (in red

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Owner-Attributed Hold Gold-coloured and silvered bullion wire(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918). 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, bearing a