Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Gebrüder Friedländer Province of China (Dienstauszeichnung Reichsarbeitsdienst I

(Dienstauszeichnung Reichsarbeitsdienst I

GRI (engraved "1944" on the reverse)

inscribed in black ink with the owner's name and regiment at the mid-point of the belt on the underside

Under the provisions of AR 600-45

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Gebrüder Friedländer Province of China (Dienstauszeichnung Reichsarbeitsdienst I(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker