Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Heinrich Ulbrichts Witwe Province of China where it battled the British

where it battled the British destroyer Glowworm

1894 and convicted of Felony (theft)

the centre bearing a raised and black enameled mobile swastika on an aluminum disc

the eagle in fine gold-coloured bullion wire

obverse centre also in Gold presenting the right facing Marianne bust

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Heinrich Ulbrichts Witwe Province of China where it battled the British(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, the