Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction 3 Training Command in Montreal

3 Training Command in Montreal on September 15

surrounding by the inscription AL MERITO EN CAMPAÑA (Merit in Campaign)

oxidation evident on three medals

John Preston Terrell retired with the rank of Colonel

MARSCHALL 1915

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction 3 Training Command in Montreal(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 a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 61 mm