Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of silver and silver-gilt palms and

silver and silver-gilt palms and lion ribbon emblems were awarded for various categories of Mention in Despatches: five bronze being replaced by a silver emblem etc

while the lower pockets on either side are larger and deeper and are without pleats

on the 23rd

(Erster Weltkrieg Witwen-Abzeichen)

had eight companies

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of silver and silver-gilt palms and(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)