Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Hold 43mm(height)

43mm(height)

the Knight's Cross and the Oakleaves

The rim is fully lined by a band of silvered bronze for a smooth reinforced edge

with a nickel-silver plated metal fitting at the tip and throat

measuring 36 mm x 39 mm

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Hold 43mm(height)(Eiserne Kreuze). A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (non 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 pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 22 mm (w) x 43. 46 mm (h), weighing 15. 1 grams, and