Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By K.a.g. certificate_of_authenticity He began his military service

He began his military service on August 10th

and Six Month Medal (bronze

47 Casualty Clearing Station the same day

Württemberg” on the reverse

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By K.a.g. certificate_of_authenticity He began his military service(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918) 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 an elongated block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker