Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of Constructed in interwoven gilded and

Constructed in interwoven gilded and silvered wire

inscribed "9

It is a spirit which is very much alive throughout this concluding volume of Colonel G

with sun rays between the arms of the cross

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of Constructed in interwoven gilded and(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,