Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 I Class, Screwback Version United Republic of The participating nobles

The participating nobles

An example in die struck gilded bronze

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 316 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

1939 in Greifswald in northeast Germany

and Yugoslavia (Socialist): Order of Labour with Silver Wreath

Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 I Class, Screwback Version United Republic of The participating noblesAn Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse; 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 re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a screwback, inscluding a screwback plate and a screw marked DRGM with the patent number 653146 on the reverse; measuring 43. 85 mm x 43. 67 mm; in near