Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screw Back Version in Silver

(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914-1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a convex Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial “W”, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1914”, the reverse with two threaded lugs set into the six and twelve o’clock arms, retaining matching zink backplate with two period original nuts, the cross marked with a silver content mark of “800”, measuring 42.86 mm (w) x 42.96 mm (h), weighing 24.4 grams (inclusive of fixtures), with minor loss of core finish, in overall extremely fine condition.