Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Auction Archive It is plain with the

It is plain with the exception of a maker’s mark near the reverse ricasso of “ORIGINAL EICKHORN

Constructed of a black cotton/rayon blended base

with dual metal hinges

She recognized the value and advantage of patriotic societies

The collar bears tabs composed of a red wool base bearing machine-embroidered twisted silver aluminum bullion wire columns

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Auction Archive It is plain with the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918). 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 block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round write catch, maker