Germany, Empire. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, "900" Marked Auction Archive with an illegible maker’s mark

with an illegible maker’s mark visible on the pinback

Footnote: The Order of Military Merit was instituted on July 4

Viola Hisson

with light oxidation on the core of the reverse side

maker marked with the stylized logo for “Fritz Zimmermann & Söhne

Germany, Empire. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, "900" Marked Auction Archive with an illegible maker’s mark(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). Across patte of multi piece construction of silver, vaulted, with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback (marked "900"), a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; unmarked; measuring 42. 3 mm (w) x 42. 0 mm (h); worn