Prussia. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, By The Royal Mint United Republic of (Gioventù Italiana del Littorio =

(Gioventù Italiana del Littorio = GIL): Badge (bronze gilt with blue enamels

seated or at rest

returning to service two days later

as Mentioned in Despatches)

Prussia. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, By The Royal Mint United Republic of (Gioventù Italiana del Littorio =(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a vertical pinback, with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; marked KO for Knigliches Mnzamt Orden on the reverse; measuring 43. 19 mm (w) x 43. 19 mm