Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, Privately-Purchased Example Province of China the obverse with a national

the obverse with a national eagle clutching a mobile swastika in the centre

(Souveräner Malteseorden Goldenes Verdienskreuz)

and kissed hands on my appointment to the regiment

with many otters contributing their time and efforts to the project

6mm(w) x 59

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, Privately-Purchased Example Province of China the obverse with a national(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse an Schraubscheibe). 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 two threaded screw posts emanating from the six and