Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The World War 1914/1918, With Award Document To Locksmith Otto Simon, C. 1935 Newly Listed 88 x 96 mm)

88 x 96 mm)

which he described as "two long years in The Black Republic"

Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II

Three weeks after joining the Battalion

the reverse with five central Latin Crosses

Germany, Third Reich. An Honour Cross Of The World War 1914/1918, With Award Document To Locksmith Otto Simon, C. 1935 Newly Listed 88 x 96 mm)(Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914 1918). An iron cross paty constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse centre bears the dates 1914 1918 encompassed by a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon at the bottom, two upwards facing crossed swords lay in the quadrants between the arms, the reverse is plain and marked R. S. L., with loop for suspension on a red, black and white striped ribbon, measuring 37. 15 mm (w) x 40. 88 mm (h), very fine. An Honour