Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Vaulted Screwback Version GTRexclude wear evident on the insignia)

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Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Vaulted Screwback Version GTRexclude wear evident on the insignia)(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 a period nut, stamped with a