Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold minor oxidation is evident to

minor oxidation is evident to the reverse

when Isabella II became Queen of Spain in defiance of Salic Law that did not allow women to become heads of state

maker marked “RZM M1/34” for “Karl Wurster

This is a well-preserved First War period German Army EM’s Pickelhaube

It was founded by Decree No

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold minor oxidation is evident to(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 40 mm (w) x