Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction reverse with a vertical pinback

reverse with a vertical pinback and number “176”

with a finely hand embroidered bullion wreath around the outer edge of the badge

presenting a white enamelled cross with delicate knots between each quadrant

in that it is a very early version of it that is not found on documents from the late 1930s anymore

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction reverse with a vertical pinback(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 wide block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,