Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the wire coming away from

the wire coming away from the base in a few locations

with a very reflective finish

thanking the recipients for letters and items from home

Despite the cleaning which has happened in the time between the printing of the book in 2010 and the date of the provided expertise

measures 21 cm (w) x 14

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the wire coming away from(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 block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,