Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Paul Meybauer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Two brown leather straps perforated

Two brown leather straps perforated with an array of adjustment eyelets descend from the chin for a secure fit

Their work was vital to the Canadian breakthrough that day

Eight point star

87 mm x 137 mm each

It was originally consisted of one class and was conferred upon noblemen

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Paul Meybauer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Two brown leather straps perforated(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse an Schraubscheibe). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 central threaded lug retaining an original nut, the six