Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Screwback Version Buy Now in silvered tombac and red

in silvered tombac and red enamels

perhaps to relieve tensions surrounding him in Italy

85mm H x 65mm W

and would remain so until his death in 1974

Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Screwback Version Buy Now in silvered tombac and red(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a two piece screwback device; unmarked; vaulted; measuring 43. 5 mm (w) x 43. 4mm (h); weighing 21. 2 grams; slightly worn, in very fine condition.