Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, Screwback Version Auction 1886 in Kensington

1886 in Kensington

After World War One

High quality badge in excellent condition

84 mm (w) x 35

maker mark and “GES

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, Screwback Version Auction 1886 in Kensington(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit 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 a small serrated