Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Republic of HESTER" on the reverse

HESTER" on the reverse

it is a moredesirable and therefore valuable photo

It made several successful minelaying sortie off the English coast

the soldier at the left with his left hand resting upon the book

listing the battles: "SOMME

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Republic of HESTER" on the reverse(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse, an Schraubscheibe). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 a period original