Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, c. 1935 Province of China by the explosion of an

by the explosion of an enemy (German) mine directly underneath the party

with a banner spanned across its chest

(Generalfeldmarschall Porträt mit Unterschrift)

Hutton & Sons Limited of Sheffield and "502" the steel batch number) on the underside of the helmet at the front

west of the Copse

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, c. 1935 Province of China by the explosion of an(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 post retaining both its original backplate and nut