Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Gebrüder Godet Archive B5 size and in high

B5 size and in high quality print

independent soldier and scroll inscribed "AU BUT" insignias

were commanded by the Emperor and placed under the orders of Marshals Achille Baraguey d'Hilliers and François Certain de Canrobert

1917 and awarded to civil and military medical personnel for merit

with a Karabiner 98k diagonally across the badge

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Gebrüder Godet Archive B5 size and in high(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse an Schraubscheibe). 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 threaded screw post retaining an oval backplate