Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wagner & Sohn Newly Listed and to the Earl of

and to the Earl of Lytton

measuring 36 mm (w) x 56

the eagle retains both of its reverse attachment prongs

two-piece oval badge constructed of a nickel-silver wreath and matching eagle

obverse centre presenting a blue enameled cross with red and white boarders

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wagner & Sohn Newly Listed and to the Earl of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,