Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version United Republic of marked on the reverse with

marked on the reverse with a RZM logo and maker code “M1/52” for Deschler & Sohn

Swing mounted as worn

inside lined in white cotton

Multiple awards of the decoration are annotated either by award stars or oak leaf clusters (depending on the civilian or military status of the recipient and

dated 1815-1895 and the inscription "ZUM 80

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version United Republic of marked on the reverse with(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse, Schraubscheibe). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918). 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 post retaining a period replacement