Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac His interests included rugby

His interests included rugby

the frame measuring 140 mm (w) x 120 mm (h) overall

and cut off both the Army of the James and the Army of the Potomac (the former being the left bank

427 (Lion) Squadron and 429 (Bison) Squadron

white and black enamelled roundel

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac His interests included rugby(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a 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 channel retaining an original silvered zink