Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example Archive the mark surrounded by a

the mark surrounded by a "Z" above

exhibiting fine chipping in the greenish-gray paint of the background

A bronze gilt breast star consisting of a red enameled four-armed Point Cross with ball finials

which would have entitled him to both the 1866 and 1870 clasps

hand engraved "1839348" on the reverse underneath screwback

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example Archive the mark surrounded by a(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and a silver alloy, 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,