Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Named Archive & S” on reverse

& S” on reverse

scattered wear and spotting evident in the copper-coloured finish

Gelchsheimer

a special graduating class that was comprised of men returned from service in the First World War

238 mm x 280 mm x 160 mm in height

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Named Archive & S” on 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 convex 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 block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked with the