Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Maker Province of China with the official First United

with the official First United States Army foil seal affixed

center with enameled Croatian Coat of Arms

Over three-quarters of the Australian prisoners there died in captivity

both men falling victim to Leutnant Karl Allmenröder and Leutnant Gisbert-Wilhelm Groos

Each end tapers

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Maker Province of China with the official First United(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 an elongated block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, maker