Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude the reverse bearing a central

the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of “FRIEDRICH AUGUST MEDAILLE” situated within oak leaves

no doubt of all the men in the photo

It was a voluntary irregular force patterned after the British Army to serve as Mounted Rifles

1st Class - Multi-piece construction

providing additional protection from the elements

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude the reverse bearing a central(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, unmarked,