Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of 65mm in length

65mm in length

measuring 38 mm (w) x 105 mm (l)

8 mm (w) x 58 mm (h) cap badge with a three-piece construction

all measuring 236 mm (w) x 177 mm (h)

11 mm (h - inclusive of crown)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of 65mm in length(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 bearing 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 block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire