Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of inscribed "T

inscribed "T

signed by the Bishop and Headmaster

Gita" with a "Z" and "vich" of the surname still legible

obverse centre superposing by the bust of the national hero Francisco de Miranda facing left

the latter bearing inscriptions of “PETSAMO

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of inscribed "T(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 flat and rounded catch,