Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Non-Magnetic Pillow Back Variant, by AWS visually-hidden Unterreichenbach

Unterreichenbach

Instituted August 30th

Each piece bears the national arms on its reverse

by Wernstein Jena

The tunic is fully unmarked

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Non-Magnetic Pillow Back Variant, by AWS visually-hidden Unterreichenbach(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse Waffelmuster). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of feinzink and silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened non magnetic metal (most likely feinzink) 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 barrel hinge and banjo