Germany, Imperial. A Mint 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer Province of China (Luftwaffe Pelzmütze)

(Luftwaffe Pelzmütze)

The obverse center features a circular field with a 0

Descending from the breastplate via additional rivets are cascading lobster tail-style plates of identical construction to protect the wearer’s abdomen and groin

(Heer Bergmützer für Offiziere der Gebirgstruppe)

Germany, Imperial. A Mint 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer Province of China (Luftwaffe Pelzmütze)(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a gently 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire