Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive It is printed on wartime

It is printed on wartime Mimosa postcard paper

the reverse is plain and is affixed with a metal keeper and a metal hook

the reverse centre bears the inscription “DIVISION ESPANOLA DE VOLUNTARIOS EN RUSIA” (“DIVISION OF SPANISH VOLUNTEERS IN RUSSIA”)

"Western Canadian Cavalry" Battalion of the Saskatchewan Regiment when he was awarded his Military Cross

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive It is printed on wartime(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch,