us-005578-irn95165-irn7215
type: RecordSet
physical characterisitics 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.
conditions of access: No restrictions on access
conditions of use: No restrictions on use
has beginning date: 1914-01-01
has end date: 1918-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 1
has record set type: Item
history: The medal was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by the Estate of Gela Jane Benton, via Glen R. Bernfield.
identifier: irn7215
is or was included in: us-005578-irn95165
record resource extent: overall: Height: 8.270 inches (21.006 cm) | Width: 11.420 inches (29.007 cm)
results or resulted from: 1
title: WWI Iron Cross 2nd Class medal