Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive maker marked and marked "STERLING

maker marked and marked "STERLING SILVER"

constructed of fine blue and white enamels

Scratches on the reverse

and the wider Orthodox faith

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive maker marked and marked "STERLING(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, unmarked, measuring 43. 12 mm (w)