Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Königliches Münzamt Orden, Berlin Archive (Regiment insignien)

(Regiment insignien)

It is marked “EFD”

Only two of the four men picked up by HMS Harrier (J 71)

with two rows of four fire-gilded buttons

the obverse centre features a Gold medallion

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Königliches Münzamt Orden, Berlin Archive (Regiment insignien)(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 straight pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked KO (Knigliches Mnzamt