Germany, Imperial. A Converted 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Field Modified Hold inscribed “Gott Und Mein Recht”

inscribed “Gott Und Mein Recht” (German - God and my Honour)

with a slotted and depressed blue felt medal bed

and then later

Mounted as worn Bavarian style: IC 2nd

his Canadian Pay Book for Use on Active Service (while with the 26th Battalion

Germany, Imperial. A Converted 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Field Modified Hold inscribed “Gott Und Mein Recht”(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 three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve