Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed Defence Medal (in silver

Defence Medal (in silver

While there is some soiling of the white background of the NSDAP armband

three intact prongs on each of the three badges

(Hilfskrankenträger Ärmelband)

It features fifteen squares in red with corresponding numbers

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed Defence Medal (in silver(Eisernes 1914 Kreuz I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a hand 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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round