Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Auction Archive joining them in the field

joining them in the field on June 25th

with the ribbing retaining a twisted and rolled wire cord

the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining an original nut and backplate

" with pinback

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Auction Archive joining them in the field(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,