Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer, C. 1940 Province of China scattered chipping evident in the

scattered chipping evident in the white paint on the obverse

with a narrow version oak leaf wreath bearing a stylized “J-1” type Luftwaffe eagle clutching a hand-filed mobile swastika

measuring 107x164mm

unmarked but known to have been manufactured by the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Limited of London

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer, C. 1940 Province of China scattered chipping evident in the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918). Constructed of neusilber, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a black painted non magnetic core within a ribbed and silvered 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 crimped hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire