Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Buy Now topped by a German national

topped by a German national eagle with its wings fully outstretched and executed in exceptional detail

the Minesweeper War Badge consists of a silvered

5 cm (h) (inclusive of fringe and suspension ribbons)

near extremely fine condition with minimal scuffing

plus an open-ended wreath in silvered rolled bullion wire on the band below

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Buy Now topped by a German national(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 194, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire