Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Buy Now For his exceptional leadership and

For his exceptional leadership and devotion to duty under fire I very strongly recommend this officer for the award of the Distinguished Service Order

5mm (x 109mm including crown suspension)

fronted by the inscription "Unterstutzt Das Friedenswerk Des Roten Kreuzes” (Support the Peace Work of the Red Cross) and maker stamped "M" at the lower right

suspended from a hollow crown on loop with silver mark “900”

In silver with white

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Buy Now For his exceptional leadership and(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a convex 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 block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback with a