Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the eagle clutches in the

the eagle clutches in the beaks a gilded chain with the inscription Viribus Unitis (Latin for United Strength)

Staff Battery

indicating artillery

measuring 43 mm (w) x 15

the buckle measuring 39 mm x 39

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the eagle clutches in the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and a silver alloy, 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,