Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Clamshell Screwback Version, With Case Hold with the "Y

with the "Y

an Annaberg youth hostel badge

eight with handwritten inscriptions on the reverse

A Heer Soldbuch

the reverse bears a black paper backer

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Clamshell Screwback Version, With Case Hold with the "Y(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse an Schraubscheibe mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a slightly 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 lug connecting