Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example Archive " (Wilhelm Deumer

" (Wilhelm Deumer

with three gilded aluminum insignia fastened to the tab

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

a button-up fly with three bakelite buttons meeting an equal number of reinforced button holes

the buckle measuring 50 mm x 89 mm when the two pieces are linked together

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example Archive " (Wilhelm Deumer(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,