Germany, Empire. An Iron Cross 1914, I. Class, with its Presentation Case Hold 40 mm x 85 mm

40 mm x 85 mm

4 Canadian Field Ambulance on January 13

the suspension ring marked “SILBER” with a LDO code of “21” for maker Gebrüder Godet

The Small Operations Group

Germany, Empire. An Iron Cross 1914, I. Class, with its Presentation Case Hold 40 mm x 85 mm(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Re Instituted August 5th, 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 barrel hinge, straight vertical pinback, and right ward