An Iron Cross 1914 First Class By The Royal Mint In Its Case Of Issue & Presentation Box GTRexclude with tongue attached to the

with tongue attached to the underside of the boards with a rayon reinforcement strip sewn to the bottom of each

measuring 60 mm x 41 mm

original multi-colored ribbon with brooch pinback

until being cleared for service beginning on January 29

"These members of the 218th London Voluntary Aid Division were awarded gold medals for the courage they showed in working in the hospitals at a time when Lewisham and the adjoining districts suffered heavily from air raids

An Iron Cross 1914 First Class By The Royal Mint In Its Case Of Issue & Presentation Box GTRexclude with tongue attached to theA textbook example of a complete set for an Iron Cross 1914 First Class Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse consisting of the cross, as well as its inner and outer boxes; the cross consisting of a silver cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a silver ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm;