Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive on original ribbon complete with

on original ribbon complete with hook and eye

slight enamel restoration to white enamel in the center

in good/very good condition

and “57” in faded white ink

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive on original ribbon complete with(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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, unmarked, measuring 42.