Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive on reverse with makers cartouche

on reverse with makers cartouche by Cravanzola

held in place by two pieces of stitching at the front

pair is extremely fine

surrounded by “Der Einer und Führer aller Deutschen” (The Unier and Leader of all Germans)

An American made collar

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive on reverse with makers cartouche(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a convex 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 lug retaining a period original nut and backplate,