Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold enamels without chipping

enamels without chipping

brass base marked "THE WOUNDED STRIPE PROV No 4 PAT"

Made of pressed steel

4 Company and arrived at Levis Camp on August 30th

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold enamels without chipping(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 central threaded lug retaining an original backplate and nut, unmarked, measuring 42. 68 mm (w)