Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Paul Meybauer Hold 56 mm x 70 mm

56 mm x 70 mm

Before it reached Hammelburg

by Deschler & Sohn (marked “1” on the pin)

Contained within fitted "LDO" case of issue

scratches evident on the reverse centrepiece to the left of the crowned monogram

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Paul Meybauer Hold 56 mm x 70 mm(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 central threaded lug retaining a backplate in the shape of a Cross Patte, in turn secured in