Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Ko Archive (Medaille für Leistung in Kunst

(Medaille für Leistung in Kunst und Wissenschaft)

hallmarked "84" on reverse

4th Infantry Battalion (23865 PTE

1938 Long Service Award Document

with bullion braid along all three edges of the triangle

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Ko Archive (Medaille für Leistung in Kunst(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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, 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, the six oclock arm bearing a