Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Award Document, 161St Infantry Regiment United Republic of The cross is issued in

The cross is issued in one class only and can be awarded up to four times to the same person

Footnote: 166 awarded between 1914 and 1918

with some light chipping in the enamels on the top left of the badge

that they wanted to see the current war end and Germany defeated

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Award Document, 161St Infantry Regiment United Republic of The cross is issued in(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunde). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of of silver and brass, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 32 mm (w)