Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive Scratches on the reverse

Scratches on the reverse

all with cardboard backers

heavy and well made

maker marked and marked "STERLING SILVER"

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive Scratches on the reverse(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 12 mm (w)