Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive in worn/fine condition

in worn/fine condition

Royal Artillery on September 16

surrounded by a white ring bearing the inscription SCHLARAFFIA GALLIA HELVETICA

cloth backing missing

the obverse shows a soldier in profile

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive in worn/fine condition(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 narrow block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire