Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Non-Magnetic Pillow Back Variant, by AWS visually-hidden where an award badge once

where an award badge once existed but has been lost to time

Each piece bears the national arms on its reverse

measuring 45 mm (w) x 37 mm (h)

The tunic is fully unmarked

Instituted August 30th

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Non-Magnetic Pillow Back Variant, by AWS visually-hidden where an award badge once(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse Waffelmuster). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of feinzink and silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened non magnetic metal (most likely feinzink) 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 banjo