Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Johann Wagner & Sohn GTRexclude measuring 18 in diameter

measuring 18 in diameter

both mint/near mint

the reverse maker marked “J

It is constructed of bronze and aluminum

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Johann Wagner & Sohn GTRexclude measuring 18 in diameter(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round