Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by H.B.G. Auction department IIb (rehabilitation of NCOs

department IIb (rehabilitation of NCOs and crews)

horizontal pinback and intact prong

and gold neck ribbon

an issue of “Der Lastensegler” (The Military Glider)

40 mm (h) x 21

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by H.B.G. Auction department IIb (rehabilitation of NCOs(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 a elongated block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback