Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, With Commemorative Badge Newly Listed engraver marked "D'APRES RUDE" on

engraver marked "D'APRES RUDE" on the obverse

He continued his training at Camp Pendleton

As originally mounted with pinback

and in Infantry Regiment 98 from May 27 to November 19

the obverse centre bears a crowned cipher “FC” (Friedrich und Carl)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, With Commemorative Badge Newly Listed engraver marked "D'APRES RUDE" on(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Erinnerungsabzeichen). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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