Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version By Paul Maybauer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac inscribed in in Latin "LEO

inscribed in in Latin "LEO XIII" to the left and "PONT MAX" to the right

The eagle in BeVo style embroidery of gray threading

3 grams (inclusive of ribbon)

measuring 30 mm (w) x 42 mm (h)

topped by a hand-drawn and multi-coloured depiction of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version By Paul Maybauer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac inscribed in in Latin "LEO(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 period original silver Cross Patte