Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 Medal Bar GTRexclude Membership of the Order is

Membership of the Order is open to suitable candidates of any Christian faith who demonstrate the tenants of the Order by acting to prevent and relieve sickness and injury as well as to enhance the health and well-being of people anywhere in the world

Infantry Collar Badge

with peasants scrambling for their lives in the foreground

circumscribed by a raised inscription of “DEM DEUTSCHEN MUTTER” (“TO THE GERMAN MOTHER”)

Prior to enlisting

Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 Medal Bar GTRexclude Membership of the Order is(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar featuring two decorations, including a 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, 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 three central oak leaves,