Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Core Screwback Version consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac engraved marked "A

engraved marked "A

followed by an Appendices

First type of this medal

in three grades: I Class Gold

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Core Screwback Version consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac engraved marked "A(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass 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 retaining a period original backplate and washer, unmarked,