Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed measuirng 44 mm x 24

measuirng 44 mm x 24 mm

fabricated from blue dyed cotton with yellow piping down the side of each leg

arriving in France

Soliday was serving with the 48th Squadron of the 14th Fighter Group

basic details

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed measuirng 44 mm x 24(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 is plain and bears a vertical pinback with a round wire catch, marked 900 on pin with old museum mark