Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Newly Listed with frontal scalloping

with frontal scalloping

made three round trips to Iceland as an ocean escort

both ends of the frame with loops for the attachment of the elasticized head straps

the reverse medallion features a superimposed coat of arms of San Marino on a white enamel field

both are printed in black ink on a moisture-resistant paper stock

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Newly Listed with frontal scalloping(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 block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked