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 the interior of the cap

the interior of the cap is fully lined in olive drab rayon

An eight-pointed cut silver star with raised tips

and pinned with an aluminum Totenkopf cypher

with each arm completing in ball finials

this particular type is known as “Pillow-Crimp” badge due to its reverse hardware set up

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 the interior of the cap(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 threaded channel retaining a period original backplate with a