Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold engraved "FOR EXHIBITION PURPOSES ONLY"

engraved "FOR EXHIBITION PURPOSES ONLY" on the reverse

identifying firm as Ludwig Wrz Militar-Effekten of Ulm a-/D

measuring 42 mm (w) x 54 mm (h)

with 2 Clasps - South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902

stating that he “served as in Spain as Lieutenant in Balkan machinegun Battalion”

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold engraved "FOR EXHIBITION PURPOSES 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 barrel hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42.