Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Newly Listed maker marked "ZIN-KOVNICA" on the

maker marked "ZIN-KOVNICA" on the vertical pinback

on cotton or wool bases

an oval silver medal with green enameled laurels

At the beginning of the First War Hansen was in the rank of Oberleutnant (Senior Lieutenant)

numbered "110098" on the buttonhole attachment

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Newly Listed maker marked "ZIN-KOVNICA" on the(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 lug retaining an original