Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold inscribed "M

inscribed "M

a Third Reich

the obverse circumscribed “Zur See Unbesiegt Im Felde” (Undefeated in the See) with an anchor in the centre

Biological and Chemical Warfare

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Hold inscribed "M(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a convex 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 vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 92