Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class visually-hidden Lieutenant Washburn reconnoitered for a

Lieutenant Washburn reconnoitered for a route for the delivery of vital supplies

or by being wounded in action

Both with a two-piece construction

surrounding a central raised depiction of the Novgorod Kremlin

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class visually-hidden Lieutenant Washburn reconnoitered for a(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 a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,