Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version By Wilhelm Deumer, C. 1938 Province of China a scroll below inscribed "FIUME

a scroll below inscribed "FIUME d’ITALIA’ (Italian Fiume)

the eagle measuring 98 mm (w) x 95 mm (h)

a factory with three plumes of smoke and the greeting "WELCOME" in the background

with postwar handwritten inscription indicating that the date and location are in Himmler’s handwriting

unmarked but a textbook example maker JFS

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version By Wilhelm Deumer, C. 1938 Province of China a scroll below inscribed "FIUME(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 central threaded lug for the accommodation of a backplate with has been