Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive with a maker’s mark of

with a maker’s mark of “Г

24 and is commemorated on page 390 of the First World War Book of Remembrance

bottom of the badge severely damaged

the reverse of the right tab retaining a fully intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a maker code of “A4/78”

A German Rider’s Award Badge -  in silvered and enameled bronze

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive with a maker’s mark of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 06 mm (w) x 43. 08 mm (h), weighing