Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Gebrüder Friedländer GTRexclude 7 mm x 56 mm

7 mm x 56 mm

and the letter B

A Mint Second War Defence Medal

which was actually even lighter than the contemporary fire helmets

inside border inscribed with Order motto “EIN GOTT

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by Gebrüder Friedländer GTRexclude 7 mm x 56 mm(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 narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker