Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Hold Instituted in 1884 by Großherzog

Instituted in 1884 by Großherzog Friedrich Franz IV

Footnote: The medal was instituted on May 12

crowned by an imperial crown

Staff Sergeant in the field on July 1

TRANSVAAL (6090 PTE

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version Hold Instituted in 1884 by Großherzog(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a slightly 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 reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a central threaded channel retaining a period original