Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Paul Meybauer Hold The battalion proceeded to advance

The battalion proceeded to advance a total of six miles inland – farther than any other assault brigade of the British Second Army that day

all constructed of bronze with gilt and silver finishes

partial peeling along the edge of the backer exposing underlying Chinese characters on the pad

Salome wrote

The left sleeve has a patch sewn in place

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Paul Meybauer Hold The battalion proceeded to advance(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse an Schraubscheibe). 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 central threaded lug retaining an original nut, the six