Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Gebrüder Godet Republic of on original Ladyès bow ribbon

on original Ladyès bow ribbon as worn

demonstrating total loss of finish to the badge metal

William Webb of London)

minor interruptions in the bullion

affixed with both attachment prongs to a non-magnetic metal backer with a field-grey wool liner and intact paper liner

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Gebrüder Godet Republic of on original Ladyès bow ribbon(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse an Schraubscheibe). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a threaded screw post retaining an oval backplate