Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Newly Listed with loss of gilt finish

with loss of gilt finish evident throughout

this being one of only two service medals issued officially named to the recipient

the adjoining buckles

A copy of “Dolomiten Wacht”

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Newly Listed with loss of gilt finish(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit 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 screwpost retaining an original