Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Hold the 3 o’clock arm inscribed

the 3 o’clock arm inscribed with “JULI” and the 6 o’clock arm inscribed with “1866”

" inside a full wreath of laurel leaves

the reverse with a screw back post and accompanying screwback plate

Third finger on right hand missing and just below 1st interphalanged joint

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Hold the 3 o’clock arm inscribed(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm. (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, maker