Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by B.H. Mayer, c. 1938 visually-hidden using the firm’s Variation 1

using the firm’s Variation 1 design

31 mm (h) x 16

A spring clip of identical construction is riveted to the reverse of the throat

A Latin cross with the arms enameled red

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by B.H. Mayer, c. 1938 visually-hidden using the firm’s Variation 1(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm. (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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback