Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, With Commemorative Badge Hold one of the smaller rosettes

one of the smaller rosettes with a button hole attachment

the bowl mounted to a disk-shaped base

the obverse inscribed “Für Kriegshilfsdienst” (For War Aid)

with laurel leaves towards the left

with dual suspension loops emanating from the crown and connecting to a period original ribbon

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, With Commemorative Badge Hold one of the smaller rosettes(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Erinnerungsabzeichen). 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 central threaded lug retaining an