WWI Iron Cross 2nd Class medal
Extent and Medium
a: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm)
b: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 1.120 inches (2.845 cm)
Creator(s)
- Konigliches Munzamt Orden (Manufacturer)
Archival History
The WWI iron cross medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998 by Walter Feibelman, the son of Bernhard Feibelman.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Walter Feibelman
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Black painted metal alloy cross pattee style medal with a silver colored reeded border on the front and reverse. The front is embossed with an imperial crown in the top arm; a W cipher for King Wilhelm II in the center; and the year the award was reinstituted, 1914, in the bottom arm. The reverse is embossed with the FW cipher for King Friedrich Wilhelm III in the top arm; a cluster of 3 oak leaves in the center, and the year of first issue, 1813, in the bottom arm. There is a loop on the top arm with a suspension ring. The maker’s mark, KO, for Konigliches Munzamt Orden, the Royal Mint in Berlin, is engraved on the suspension ring. The medal is attached to a black with two thin white bands grosgrain ribbon.
Genre
- Military Insignia
- Object