Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class visually-hidden Both with a two-piece construction

Both with a two-piece construction

also sometimes denoted as the Republic of Katanga

surrounding a central raised depiction of the Novgorod Kremlin

and yellow enamels with a large flag at 12 o’clock

" This would become the basis for Baker's citation for his Silver Star

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class visually-hidden Both with a two-piece construction(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,