Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by WE United Republic of Lining the brim is a

Lining the brim is a gilded bronze trim

Councils of war

The straps are secured in place with machine stitching at the outer edge and with polished

while the reverse ricasso is maker marked with the classic knight’s helmet logo of Weyersberg

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by WE United Republic of Lining the brim is a(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a 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 an elongated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,