Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Auction Archive Civilian Volunteers

Civilian Volunteers

Constructed of khaki-coloured “camel hair” cloth

the 30th Infantry the Marne Salient

Exceptional performance of normal duty will not alone justify an award of this decoration

the male soldier in the foreground with a Red Cross armband

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Auction Archive Civilian Volunteers(Eiserne Kreuze). A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (non 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, the reverse with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 22 mm (w) x 43. 46 mm (h), weighing 15. 1 grams, and