Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Stahlhelm Membership Badge 1923 -

Stahlhelm Membership Badge 1923 - In silver (935) and enamels

in cast bronze

with the front emblazoned with a semi-circular cap with an engraving illustrating a gloved right hand lying on a platform and holding a cross

constructed of black-painted steel with nickel-silver fittings

maker marked "EW" on the ring

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Stahlhelm Membership Badge 1923 -(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 19 mm (w)