Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer United Republic of and the company was renamed

and the company was renamed to Staatliche Porzellan-Manufacktur (State Porcelain Manufactory)

measuring 18 mm (w) x 27 mm (h-inclusive of swords and oak leaves)

HARGREAVES 21ST R

A fine quality manufacture German Social Welfare Organization Merit Cross

constructed of two pieces of red card stock the lid bearing a silver embossed number “25” within a cogwheel

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer United Republic of and the company was renamed(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 central threaded post retaining an original silver cruciform backplate and