Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Hold Artificer or Ordnance Technician (yellow

Artificer or Ordnance Technician (yellow embroidered insignia on light green wool

January 15th

crowned by an imperial crown

Awards were made 'with wreath' for merit in action under fire or 'with swords' for war merit

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Hold Artificer or Ordnance Technician (yellow(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a slightly 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 channel retaining a period original