Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Archive measuring 36 mm (w) x

measuring 36 mm (w) x 64 mm (h - inclusive of crown adorned by cross)

on original faded ribbon and with late 19th Century collectors tag

one of which is holding a flag and the other a length of broken chain

Bombardier Gunner Valentine William "Bill" Henry Hansen

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Archive measuring 36 mm (w) x(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