Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Frame Screwback Variant Republic of Footnote: The Order of Independence

Footnote: The Order of Independence was instituted on September 16

27 mm (w) x 34 mm (h)

The latter is also trimmed with a band of white piping

Accompanied by its Victory Medal Mailing Slip (stamp denoting the three clasps attached to the medal: ST

cross without the stepped core

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Frame Screwback Variant Republic of Footnote: The Order of Independence(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse an Schraubscheibe). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and brass, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed and silvered brass 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 central threaded screwpost retaining an