Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Iron Cross GTRexclude Key Ring: Ring size 3

Key Ring: Ring size 3

measuring 40 mm (w) x 60 mm (l) x 14 mm (h)

set onto backplate with period original backplate and horizontal pinback

he led his men on foot to within a few hundred yards of hostile lines to recover two disabled tanks

II Class in Gold with Swords

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Patriotic Iron Cross GTRexclude Key Ring: Ring size 3(Eisernes Kreuze). Constructed of blackened bronze, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte, the obverse with black enameled arms trimmed with ribbed borders, bearing a central circular laurel leaf wreath surrounding a raised monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II, the six oclock arm bearing a raised monogram of King Friedrich Wilhelm III, topped by a date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm bearing a raised date of 1813 topped by a crown, the reverse with a barrel