its eyes inset with faux red jewels
1918 (lead story heading "Officers' Bravery Rewarded")
white metal cross pattée of multi-piece construction with a blackened brass core (nonmagnetic) within a white metal ribbed border
dated to Saarbrücken (western Germany) on 16 November 1898
constructed of rolled and twisted silver aluminum bullion threads that are embroidered onto a red wool backer
Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Core Screwback Version Newly Listed its eyes inset with faux(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass 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 central threaded lug retaining a period original backplate and washer, unmarked,