Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By K.a.g. Archive weakened hinge along with wear

weakened hinge along with wear in the fabric overlying the hinged area

156th Leeds and Grenville Battalion

1918” in black gothic lettering

on a full-length replacement ribbon

measuring 68 mm (w) x 51

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By K.a.g. Archive weakened hinge along with wear(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 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 a wide block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, the pinback