Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Paul Meybauer Hold all constructed of bronze with

all constructed of bronze with gilt and silver finishes

partial peeling along the edge of the backer exposing underlying Chinese characters on the pad

38 mm (h) and weighing 21 grams

1881-1918 Issue

an Infantry Branch Insignia (bronze

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Paul Meybauer Hold all constructed of bronze with(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 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, the six