Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of a middle class landowner

a middle class landowner

he was transferred to the 3rd Infantry Battalion for service in the French theatre

An extremely well preserved matching set of Turkistan Legion EM volunteer’s (Freiwilliger) shoulder straps

Footnote: The Veteran Corps of Artillery of the State of New York (VCASNY) is an American historic militia organization founded at the end of the American Revolutionary War for the purpose of preventing another British invasion of New York City It is the oldest military organization in New York State and was formed in Manhattan on Evacuation Day (New York)

inscribed in Latin ""SIGNUM FIDEI"" (The Sign of Faith) on the centrepiece

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of a middle class landowner(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 a central threaded lug retaining a period original backplate, unmarked, measuring 43. 58 mm (w) x