Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer Auction Archive constructed of field-grey wool with

constructed of field-grey wool with internal cardboard reinforcement

surrounded by the inscription LANDWIRTSCHAFTSKAMMER FÜR DIE PROVINZ SCHLESIEN (CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE PROVINCE OF SILESIA)

the head flanked by a "3" (silver fineness) on the left and marked with the assay city mark "A" (Vienna) on the right and maker marked "FR" within a diamond (F

The visor exhibits crazing and surface wear in the patent leather and surface wear on the synthetic underside

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer Auction Archive constructed of field-grey wool with(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 post retaining an original silver cruciform backplate and