Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive the obverse bears a Maltese

the obverse bears a Maltese cross paty with a central swastika

with another aeroplane behind them

/ BRITISH / CANADIAN / OTHER (Specify)" to check off beside the heading "INDICATE NATIONALITY OF PRISONER OF WAR"

It is decorated with eight un-darkened grooves

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive the obverse bears a Maltese(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 central threaded lug retaining an original backplate and nut, unmarked, measuring 42. 68 mm (w)