Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive measuring 46 mm (w) x

measuring 46 mm (w) x 17 mm (h)

named to Grolman as an Unteroffizier of 2

It is printed on wartime Mimosa postcard paper

the reverse centre bears the inscription “DIVISION ESPANOLA DE VOLUNTARIOS EN RUSIA” (“DIVISION OF SPANISH VOLUNTEERS IN RUSSIA”)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive measuring 46 mm (w) x(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch,