Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Godet consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the holder contains four

the holder contains four

stating the occasion for which the medal was awarded

with the ribbing retaining an original twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire cord

EHRENLEGION 1914-1918”

and minor separation of the leather sweatband from the body of the cap on the inside where it butts the end of the visor

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Godet consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the holder contains four(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 an elongated block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded