An excellent and highly recommended book in English
There are three folding catches in the collar
MacPhail died on January 13
(Verleihungsurkunde für das Ehrenkreuzes der Deutschen Mutter in Bronze)
A unique handwritten text by Sergeant H
Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Screwback Version, Private Purchase United Republic of An excellent and highly recommended(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted August 5th, 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). A fine example of a private purchase jeweler made Iron Cross 1914 First Class, constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central W, the six oclock arm with the reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a Royal Crown, the reverse