Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a flak artillery gun

with a flak artillery gun in front

printed in red and black ink over black ink on a newsprint stock

maker marked "21" (Gebrüder Godet & Co

measures 21 cm (w) x 14

with a very reflective finish

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a flak artillery gun(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 block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,