Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Archive in silver and gold fire

in silver and gold fire gilt

together with maker’s mark of Dionisio Garcia Gomez

1982 and awarded for particularly honourable service rendered by military personnel for their participation in operational activities

dark patina on the MBE

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Archive in silver and gold fire(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 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 lug retaining an original