Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Newly Listed measuring 18 mm x 9

measuring 18 mm x 9 mm

born 1889 in Ireland

maker marked "BG"

bearing an etched unit dedication of “GR

(Heer Erinnerungs-Dekorationen)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Newly Listed measuring 18 mm x 9(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse an Schraubscheibe). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 central threaded screw post retaining an original