Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive It was previously changed as

It was previously changed as it was too similar to the Order of Saint Ferdinand

contact with scattered corrosion

marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “72” for Wilhelm Deumer

vertical pinback with repaired round wire catch

A Military Order of Max Joseph to Otto von Stetten

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive It was previously changed as(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 an elongated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,