Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Deutscher Offizier Verein Private Purchase Example certificate_of_authenticity the backplate is plain with

the backplate is plain with a twisting lock mechanism

an excellent top quality example

maker marked "ENDERS OBERRAHMERE" and marked "GES

T T Lot 466

topped by multiple rows of silver aluminum wire piping and pinned with two silvered pips

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Deutscher Offizier Verein Private Purchase Example certificate_of_authenticity the backplate is plain with(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 screw post retaining an original nut and