Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version United Republic of marked on the reverse with

marked on the reverse with a RZM logo and maker code “M1/52” for Deschler & Sohn

the insignia fronting a spread-winged base in silver or silvered metal

bevelled edges on the arms of the cross

are pinned with magnetic metal Danziger-style Totenkopf devices

inside lined in white cotton

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version United Republic of marked on the reverse with(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse, Schraubscheibe). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918). 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 a central threaded post retaining a period replacement