Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Frame Screwback Variant Republic of (143 PTE J

(143 PTE J

1957 at Bellefontaine Cemetery in Saint Louis

The latter is also trimmed with a band of white piping

cross without the stepped core

2 Canadian Stationary Hospital at Boulogne on the November 28th

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Frame Screwback Variant Republic of (143 PTE J(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse an Schraubscheibe). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and brass, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed and silvered brass 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 central threaded screwpost retaining an