Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Province of China with light wear to the

with light wear to the gilt finish from wear and age

with a soldered catch

tied in a series of rolled knots at the mid-point and finished with a 77

passant guardant on a red field

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Province of China with light wear to the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse, an Schraubscheibe). 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 lug retaining an original nut,