Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, One-Piece Screwback Variation United Republic of Printed in navy blue ink

Printed in navy blue ink on an off-white paper stock

At 234 feet long

with a large eagle with spread-out wings superimposed on the badge

most with a brooch pinback

while the man’s body and background remain a secondary objective of the artist

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1914 Iron Cross I Class, One-Piece Screwback Variation United Republic of Printed in navy blue ink(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918). Constructed of a blackened and silvered non magnetic metal alloy, consisting of a one piece Cross Patte with a blackened core set 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 a period original backplate and