Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Privately-Purchased Example Province of China Panama Division Training (Now Motor

Panama Division Training (Now Motor Pool)

with George Parrett giving up the business in order to serve at the front

Gold) and maker's mark AG

the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42” (“WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941/42”) above a crossed sword and laurel branch

Specialist 2nd Class Badge

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Privately-Purchased Example Province of China Panama Division Training (Now Motor(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 affixed to an elongated mount and tapering vertical