Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class Hold but with the horizontal pinback

but with the horizontal pinback missing

Bois de Cassan

he has set a high and fine example to his fellow men

" (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin = fever) and was transferred to No

National Union of Veterans of the Great War (UNC) Membership Medal 1914-1918 (bronze

Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class Hold but with the horizontal pinback(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a silver ribbed frame border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinack, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; measuring 42. 79 mm (w) x 42. 67 mm (h); weighing 17. 0 grams; in overall