Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class with Ribbon Bar
(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 cipher “W” (WIlhelm), the twelve o’clock arm with a royal crown,the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1914”, the reverse with a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked under the catch “KO” for Königliches Münzamt Orden, Berlin; measuring 43.02 mm (w) x 43.10 mm (h), weighing 14.6 g; with corresponding ribbon bar of black ribbon with white stripes, measuring 25.57 mm (w) x 17.32 mm (h) on a card with an image of an Iron Cross with oak leaves, all very fine.

