Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of entire badge/patch measures 10 x

entire badge/patch measures 10 x 9

The cuffs of each sleeve are inset with hidden channels through which are looped retractable grey cotton drawstrings

single-breasted

93 mm (w) x 9

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of entire badge/patch measures 10 x(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,