Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Königliches Münzamt Orden, Berlin
(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 with a barrel hinge and straight pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked “KO” (Königliches Münzamt Orden, Berlin), measuring 43.02 mm (w) x 43.11 mm (h), weighing 14.6 g, very fine.

