Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude Footnote: Awarded to women only

Footnote: Awarded to women only for aiding the wounded and ill during the war against Bulgaria

along with the Order of the White Rose of Finland and the Order of the Lion of Finland

backed by a cluster of linden leaves

one marked “Otwis-Plastik” on the reverse

or ground recovered

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude Footnote: Awarded to women only(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 central threaded lug retaining a period original backplate, unmarked, measuring 43. 58 mm (w) x