Germany, Imperial. A Mint 1914 Iron Cross I Class, C. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 3rd Class (blackened iron with

3rd Class (blackened iron with a gold-coloured gilt

Constructed of silvered zink with a magnetic metal backpalte

while the top bears a brown leather strap with a buttonhole meeting a magnetic metal stud on the outer flap

Canadian Army Service Corps was discharged upon demobilization

Germany, Imperial. A Mint 1914 Iron Cross I Class, C. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 3rd Class (blackened iron with(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 a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch,