Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of had eight companies

had eight companies

and returning home

on the 23rd

with the size stamped "54"

while the lower pockets on either side are larger and deeper and are without pleats

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of had eight companies(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 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 an original backplate and nut, unmarked, measuring 42. 68 mm (w)