Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class , By Juncker Auction 60 mm diameter

60 mm diameter

above dates “1914-1915”

marked in cyrillic type with the Milosheva of Sofia maker mark and coded "3-23-89" on the reverse

the reverse with a handwritten inscription with a date of “1896” and an identical maker’s mark

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class , By Juncker Auction 60 mm diameter(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (circa 1939 issue). An Iron Cross paty constructed of bronze and blackened core, non magnetic, the obverse centre bears the cipher W (for Wilhelm), the 12 oclock arm bears a crown and the 6 oclock arm bears the date 1914, the reverse is plain and bears a vertical flat tapered pinback with a round wire catch, marked L 12 (for C. E. Juncker, Berlin) measuring 43. 95 mm, weighing 17 g, very