Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, by Walter Schott
(Eiserne Kreuze). A vaulted, cross pattée of multi-piece construction with a blackened iron core (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, the reverse with a vertical tapering pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch, marked WS for Walter Schott, Berlin, measuring 42.46 mm (w) x 42.14 mm (h), weighing 17.5 grams, and in overall very fine condition.

