Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Archive then as a Telephone Installer

then as a Telephone Installer with Northern Electric Company of Montreal

featuring machine embroidered (in Sütterlin script) "Großdeutschland"

but is now better remembered for the sprinting triumphs of the black American athlete Jesse Owens

part of the 2nd Tactical Air Force (United Kingdom

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Archive then as a Telephone Installer(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked