Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version United Republic of Infanterie-Regiment 42

Infanterie-Regiment 42

Private Clark was sentenced to five days' Field Punishment No

on a ladies bow-tied ribbon with safety pin attachment

insignia measures 14

Bezirk Schleswig: F

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version United Republic of Infanterie-Regiment 42(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a slightly 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 central threaded channel retaining a period original