Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Clamshell Screwback Version, With Case Newly Listed and dedicated to the Sun

and dedicated to the Sun Goddess

the loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “127” for Moritz Hausch

Footnote: The Order of Glory was established on November 8

measuring 52 mm (w) x 48

5 mm (h) when the two pieces of the buckle are linked together

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Clamshell Screwback Version, With Case Newly Listed and dedicated to the Sun(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse an Schraubscheibe mit Etui). 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 lug connecting