A Unique Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Silver Backplate Version Auction Archive the central well illustrating an

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

scattered gilt wear and surface rust

approximate total length is 95mm (or 3 inches)

maker marked "KLOTZ u

A Unique Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Silver Backplate Version Auction Archive the central well illustrating anA 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