Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wagner & Sohn Buy Now the other seven in gilt

the other seven in gilt

surmounted by a highly-detailed green enamel wreath of oak and laurel with ornamented integral ring

tested under blacklight

00 o'clock on the evening of February 14th

the wreath has lost some of its silver finish

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wagner & Sohn Buy Now the other seven in gilt(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm. (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 1939, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker