A Unique Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Silver Backplate Version Auction Archive If at all possible

If at all possible

scattered gilt wear and surface rust

FRiedrichstr

DAVID 1833

the central well illustrating an Iron Cross 1914 in black suspended from a six-sided ribbon

A Unique Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Silver Backplate Version Auction Archive If at all possibleA unique Iron cross 1914 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse); in silver (marked 800 for silver content); a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the reinstitution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; vaulted; the reverse with two threaded studs, one on the upper arm, and one on the lower