Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version GTRexclude Case showing age and wear

Case showing age and wear

discolouration evident in the gold-coloured bullion on the left wing

Abteilung 8/51 (S IV) Hassel / Saar

along with four soldiers and an artillery piece and the artist's signature "GOTTFRIED KLEIN" below

recruitment

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version GTRexclude Case showing age and wear(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 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 a central threaded channel retaining an original silvered zink