Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude Contained within a 1914 Iron

Contained within  a 1914 Iron Cross case for proper storage purposes

or ground recovered

Footnote: Awarded to women only for aiding the wounded and ill during the war against Bulgaria

obverse bearing machine-embroidered silver aluminum bullion wire double sig runes of the Waffen-SS and number “2”

backed by a cluster of linden leaves

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude Contained within a 1914 Iron(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 a period original backplate, unmarked, measuring 43. 58 mm (w) x