Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer

(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914-1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a 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 twelve o’clock arm with a royal crown, the reverse bearing a central lug connecting to a silver Cross Pattée backplace and a silver nut, the backplate marked with a silver content number of “500”, the nut marked with a silver content number of “800”, with a DRGM number of “653146” indicating manufacture by the firm of Paul Meybauer, Berlin, measuring 43.03 mm (w) x 43.60 mm (h), weighing 26.6 grams, in overall near extremely fine condition.