Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class United Republic of 11 Battalion

11 Battalion

on suspension apparatus with period original ribbon

center in silver gilt and enamels

the last unit returning to the Netherlands at the end of 1954

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class United Republic of 11 Battalion(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a 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; the reverse with a damaged vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a thick round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 33 mm (w) x 42. 53 mm (h), weighing 13. 7 grams, and in