Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Auction Archive (Der Stahlhelm Frauenbund Abzeichen)

(Der Stahlhelm Frauenbund Abzeichen)

Zerstörer-Division

the star with eight tips

embellished by cluster of five silvered rays in each quadrant

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Auction Archive (Der Stahlhelm Frauenbund Abzeichen)(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 an elongated block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,