Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Privately-Purchased Example Archive reverse stamped "Res

reverse stamped "Res

with only light contact marks

Wilson with a strength of 46 officers and 946 other ranks

retaining a certified black-and-white photograph of the bearer

A15676" on the reverse

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Privately-Purchased Example Archive reverse stamped "Res(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,