Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, One-Piece Screwback Version by Otto Schickle, c. 1937 Newly Listed with frosting on the sword

with frosting on the sword guard and blade

He was transferred to the RCAF (Regular) and promoted to Sergeant on October 1

the reverse with a central date of “13

constructed of card stock with black ink

and is commemorated on page 436 of the First World War Book of Remembrance

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, One-Piece Screwback Version by Otto Schickle, c. 1937 Newly Listed with frosting on the sword(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of a brass alloy, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened core within ribbed and silvered 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 featuring a central threaded screw post retaining an original backplate and nut,