Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Newly Listed A Bavarian Gold Military Merit

A Bavarian Gold Military Merit Medal - Miniature - Maximillian Joseph Bravery Medal

the interior is lined with a light brown cotton liner

and is dated to the Regiment Staff Quarters on November 12

made three round trips to Iceland as an ocean escort

and bears the signature of Rear Admiral Leo Kreisch

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Newly Listed A Bavarian Gold Military Merit(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, maker marked