Germany, Imperial. A Parade-Mounted 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Hold encircled by a tide enameled

encircled by a tide enameled green palm wreath along the arms

(Bigelow) Barnes

First Republic: First War Commemorative Medal 1914-1918 (in bronze gilt

each embedding Kratochwil onboard Kriegsmarine craft and measuring 210 mm (w) x 142 mm (h)

then later re-captured by the British

Germany, Imperial. A Parade-Mounted 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Hold encircled by a tide enameled(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse Einzelspange). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon mounted to a magnetic metal backer with a horizontal pinback and red wool reverse liner, 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