Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Deutscher Offizier Verein Private Purchase Example Province of China number impressed "258504" on the

number impressed "258504" on the reverse

measuring 70 mm (w) x 42 mm (h)

with minor discolouration and fatigue evident

VM regimental number partially obscured by bruise

where he was given a railway ticket to Varese

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Deutscher Offizier Verein Private Purchase Example Province of China number impressed "258504" on the(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 central threaded screw post retaining an original nut and