constructed of silvered zink and unmarked
the head flanked by a "3" (silver fineness) on the left and marked with the assay city mark "A" (Vienna) on the right and maker marked "FR" within a diamond (F
with two gilded zink rank pips
constructed of field-grey wool with internal cardboard reinforcement
He arrived in France on 7 June 1916 and saw action throughout the fighting at Ypres (June 1916) where he won his first Military Medal on the Somme
Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer Auction Archive constructed of silvered zink and(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 central threaded post retaining an original silver cruciform backplate and