Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of QEII (G4030221 CH

QEII (G4030221 CH

with the weather better than it had been on the previous night

original ribbon with pin attachment

was known as the "Grocer"

with light grey interior and white exterior

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of QEII (G4030221 CH(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 restitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a block hinge and narrow tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire