Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Hold including a black and white

including a black and white postcard

" and marked "E

numbered "903" on the reverse

It was disbanded in 1995 after the Somalia Affair

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Hold including a black and white(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 screw and corresponding nut and backplate, unmarked, measuring 41. 84 mm (w) x 41. 71 mm (h),