us-005578-irn521939-irn522003
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.
archival history: The WWI Iron Cross medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989 by Brigadier General Bernard Feingold.
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1914-01-01
identifier: irn522003
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
has record set type: Item
type: RecordSet
record resource extent: overall: Height: 7.190 inches (18.263 cm) | Width: 1.690 inches (4.293 cm) | Depth: 0.120 inches (0.305 cm)
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1918-12-31
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
title: WWI Iron Cross 2nd Class medal awarded to a Jewish veteran
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn521939-irn522003/alternateIDs/1
has or had holder: us-005578
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn521939-irn522003/acquisitions/1
is or was included in: us-005578-irn521939
scope and content: The Iron Cross was awarded to Walter Joseph, a German Jew, for his military service in World War I.