Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Miniature United Republic of With a beautiful patina

With a beautiful patina

identity papers

and blue national tri-colour border

(BeVo style) in silver thread over black background

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Miniature United Republic of With a beautiful patina(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse Miniatur). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of of iron core and silver frame, 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 vertical pinback meeting a round