Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Deutscher Offizier Verein Private Purchase Example Province of China A Miniature Order of Vasco

A Miniature Order of Vasco Nunez de Balboa of Panama - Two-piece construction

approximate size is 85mm(width) x 52mm(height)

measuring 70 mm (w) x 42 mm (h)

VM regimental number partially obscured by bruise

number impressed "258504" on the reverse

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Deutscher Offizier Verein Private Purchase Example Province of China A Miniature Order of Vasco(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 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 screw post retaining an original nut and