Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Godet Archive red felt recessed medal bed

red felt recessed medal bed

exhibiting extensive wear and soiling)

maker marked “CTD” for “Christian Theodor Dicke” on the reverse

With the outbreak of the war

lovely enamelling

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Godet Archive red felt recessed medal bed(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded