Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, One-Piece Screwback Version Auction Archive 17 mm (w) x 71

17 mm (w) x 71

as his leg required an "Abscess opened & drained

GAUNT & SON Ltd" and marked "WARRANTED FIRE GILT" on the reverse

82 mm (h - inclusive of laurel wreath and integral ball)

5 mm to 24

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, One-Piece Screwback Version Auction Archive 17 mm (w) x 71(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of a one piece non magnetic metal alloy, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened core within a ribbed and silvered frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining a period original