A First War Iron Cross 1914 First Class Newly Listed gilt aluminum receiving clip on

gilt aluminum receiving clip on the left end is also marked with the RZM insignia and maker marked "M4/24" (Friedrich Linden

- Three Times Wounded - A Great War M

Cross with Iron core

29 1941" in italic capitals on the inside front cover

he was placed in the Leader Reserve again

A First War Iron Cross 1914 First Class Newly Listed gilt aluminum receiving clip onAn Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; vertical banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; measuring 43. 84 mm x 44. 27 mm; weighing 17 grams; vaulted; moderate wear