Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Buy Now which had recently sent 55

which had recently sent 55

the lid marked with the Imperial crown above the monogram of Tsar Boris III (reign: 1918-1943) and inscribed "ОРДЕНЪ ЗА ВОЕННА ЗАСЛУГА VI

hallmarked and maker marked "WK" and "WILM

silver and silver-gilt palms and lion ribbon emblems were awarded for various categories of Mention in Despatches: five bronze being replaced by a silver emblem etc

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Buy Now which had recently sent 55(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Schraubscheibe). 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 a central threaded screwpost retaining an original