Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, By Carl Dillenius United Republic of engraved on a rim (H

engraved on a rim (H

but with a softer

or artillery fire

In bronze gilt with red and black enamels

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, By Carl Dillenius United Republic of engraved on a rim (H(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened 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 is plain and bears a vertical banjo style pinback with a flat wire catch, marked CD 800 (Carl Dillenius, Pforzheim), measuring