Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, By Wagner & Sohn Hold with gilt elongated crown suspension

with gilt elongated crown suspension

Germans were the largest group of such recipients

the Order is consisting of more than 1000 members from different countries

exhibiting extensive wear and overall

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, By Wagner & Sohn Hold with gilt elongated crown suspension(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a thick round wire catch, maker marked WS for Wagner and Sohn, measuring 42. 30 mm (w) x 42. 25 mm (h), weighing