Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive It was previously changed as

It was previously changed as it was too similar to the Order of Saint Ferdinand

the exterior bearing an owner’s label reading “MANZENREITER RUDOLF

very good quality early production badge

A fully-intact khaki-tan brown leather liner is retained on the interior

marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “72” for Wilhelm Deumer

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive It was previously changed as(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,