Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Named Archive scattered wear and spotting evident

scattered wear and spotting evident in the copper-coloured finish

Gelchsheimer

& S” on reverse

she received his three WWI medals

the two-ton St

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Named Archive scattered wear and spotting evident(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 convex 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked with the