Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Königliches Münzamt Orden, Berlin Hold Commander of the Infantry Regiment

Commander of the Infantry Regiment No142 for Battles around Verdun

A silver Maltese cross with white enamel fields and red boarders

with “Kriegsabzeichen für die Marine-Artillerie” embossed in black lettering onto the obverse

PFORZHEIM" (Reichsverband Arbeitsgemeinschaft Heinrich Vogt

reverse centre presenting the institution year of 1882 on a red enameled background

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Königliches Münzamt Orden, Berlin Hold Commander of the Infantry Regiment(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 barrel hinge and straight pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked KO (Knigliches Mnzamt