Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, 800-Marked Screwback Version Archive measuring approximately 51 mm (w)

measuring approximately 51 mm (w) x 18 mm (h - not including the miniature awards)

serving in the United States Army in Korea in 1950

Army Meritorious Service Medal

Showing wear

three of which have taken on a sepia-toned look

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, 800-Marked Screwback Version Archive measuring approximately 51 mm (w)(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 a period original zink backplate and silver washer with a