Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac each of which are composed

each of which are composed of two straps sewn in place back-to-back

It measures 97 mm x 141 mm

23 mm (w) x 57

and extremely fine conditions due to varying degrees of tears and folding creases

Instituted on 18 April 1926

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac each of which are composed(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse, Schraubscheibe). Reinstated 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 posts retaining original nuts and a