Germany, Empire. A I. Class Iron Cross 1914 GTRexclude French awards ceased after 1948

French awards ceased after 1948

Footnote: The Expedition of the Thousand Volunteers Medal was instituted on June 21

badge weighs 24

on original military personnel and police triangular ribbon

Panama Canal Zone late in 1932

Germany, Empire. A I. Class Iron Cross 1914 GTRexclude French awards ceased after 1948(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Instituted on 5. 10. 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (Issued 1914 1918). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch, marked K. O for