Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 Patriotic Table Medal GTRexclude 29mm(width) x 53mm(height)

29mm(width) x 53mm(height)

his last training stop before overseas service

where he learned to become a gardener

but it is undated

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Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 Patriotic Table Medal GTRexclude 29mm(width) x 53mm(height)An iron cross paty constructed of iron with a magnetic core, the obverse is blackened with a raised border, and a centrally located W (for Wilhelm), the 12 oclock arm bears a crowned FW cipher (for Freidrich Wilhelm) and an oak leaf, the 9 oclock arm bears the date 1813, the 3 oclock arm bears the date 1870 and the 6 oclock arm bears the date 1914, the reverse is centrally engraved with Ges. gesch. 1914. 2. and the 6 oclock arm is engraved with K &