Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Inscribed Auction Army Commendation Medal (bronze

Army Commendation Medal (bronze

Serbian coat-of-arms and marked "V" on the lid

Upon conclusion of his service in France

unusual design and very scarce

There were too many possibilities to consider once an exception in style or form was permitted

Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Inscribed Auction Army Commendation Medal (bronze(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse, mit Etui). 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 vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a thick round wire catch; inscribed Ran an den Feind 1916 (German To the Enemy!); measuring 42. 58 mm