Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the inscription flanked by the

the inscription flanked by the Austrian coat-of-arms at the left and the Hungarian coat-of-arms at the right

It completes with a protruding cardboard-reinforced visor

and Australian Service Medal 1939-1945 (WX44 H

the interior of the cap is fully lined in olive drab rayon

this particular type is known as “Pillow-Crimp” badge due to its reverse hardware set up

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the inscription flanked by the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 threaded channel retaining a period original backplate with a