Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Heinrich Ulbrichts Witwe United Republic of (Deutschen Volkes Leidensweg Gedenkmünzen)

(Deutschen Volkes Leidensweg Gedenkmünzen)

Veteran's League Breast Eagle - In silvered zinc

A four-armed cross with pebbled arms in bronze gilt

and 3 o’clock arms each bear a single star

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Heinrich Ulbrichts Witwe United Republic of (Deutschen Volkes Leidensweg Gedenkmünzen)(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a 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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, the