Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Newly Listed maker marked "BG"

maker marked "BG"

Instituted 10 August 1894 by King Albert

with minor foxing around the edges

naming his next-of-kin as Ellen Wigglesworth

it can also be awarded to localities or institutions that are legal persons governed by public law or of public utility

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Newly Listed maker marked "BG"(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 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 screw post retaining an original