Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class Newly Listed comprising: Sash Badge

comprising: Sash Badge

accompanied by period original red ribbon with a central white-black-white stripe

handwritten message in black ink on the inside spread from Gefreiter Gerhard Haubold

There is a good number of letters written home from this time

Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class Newly Listed comprising: Sash Badge(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). 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; vertical pinback, with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; measuring 43. 30 mm (w) x 43. 43 mm (h); weighing 14. 8 grams; in good condition.