Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By C.f. Zimmermann, C. 1940 Archive John Ambulance Brigade 1968: Bronze

John Ambulance Brigade 1968: Bronze

however none of these feature German soldiers

associated with roles including Beethoven's Leonore

the rims on both the shield and the hanger engraved in a fine bead

Nottingham (Hucknall)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By C.f. Zimmermann, C. 1940 Archive John Ambulance Brigade 1968: Bronze(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked