Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, Brass Version

(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross pattée of multi-piece construction with a blackened brass core (non-magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central W, with the re-institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, with a principal pin assembly in a style that indicates late war manufacturing, measuring 43.29 mm (w) x 42.86 mm (h), weighing 14.8 grams, and in good condition.

Footnote: For a near identical example, see Stephen Thomas Previtera’s The Iron Time: A History of the Iron Cross (Richmond, VA: Winidore Press, 1999), 199.