Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Variant, by Paul Meybauer Auction Archive followed two months later by

followed two months later by his arrival with the 10th Infantry Battalion on August 18th

Baker to Colonel Richard McKenney

issued at Sonderhausen on 20 December 1937 and featuring the handwritten signature of an unidentified Major and company commander

1888 and awarded for service during the war against Paraguay from 1865 to 1869

subsequently holding 35 auctions of these and other pieces

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Variant, by Paul Meybauer Auction Archive followed two months later by(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse an Schraubscheibe). 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 screwpost retaining a matching