Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, Privately-Purchased Example Buy Now dark gray cotton backer

dark gray cotton backer

very good silvering (polished on obverse)

It was noted during his medical examination that the top of the third finger on his left hand was missing

Contained in the case of issue

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, Privately-Purchased Example Buy Now dark gray cotton backer(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 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 two threaded screw posts emanating from the six and