Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of two page letter on J

two page letter on J

This news sheet provides the soldiers of the 5th Army with information on the Eastern (Russian) front

the reverse bears a wreath of oak leaves tied with a ribbon at the bottom

as he would endure "impaired efficiency on account of myalgia (muscle pain

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of two page letter on J(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch,