Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of Bronze gilt with blue enamels

Bronze gilt with blue enamels

inscribed in Latin ""SIGNUM FIDEI"" (The Sign of Faith) on the centrepiece

maker marked

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Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of Bronze gilt with blue enamels(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 lug retaining a period original backplate, unmarked, measuring 43. 58 mm (w) x