Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Vaulted Screwback Version Republic of in very fine condition but

in very fine condition but with all of its original silvering worn off

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Measuring 75x114mm

whose line of skirmishers had just passed over the place where the picks and shovels were lying

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Vaulted Screwback Version Republic of in very fine condition but(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 screw post retaining a period original clamshell style backplate,