Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude first type cap badge

first type cap badge

silvering loss overall with traces remaining

leaving a stub in place attached to the right rivet and the majority of the strap attached to the left rivet

the block inscribed "SANTIAGO DE CUBA" with the date "JUNE 6" below

West Wall Decoration

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude first type cap badge(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,