Item description
Ehrenkreuz des Weltkrieges 1914-1918, für Kriegsteilnehmer – Honor Cross for the World War 1914-1918 for Non-Combatants
Reference: OEK 3803/2
Instituted on 13.7.1934 by the President Paul von Hindenburg, therefore often called also Hindenburg Cross. Version without swords, awarded to non-combatant veterans.
Back marked with logo GWL for the manufacturer Gebrüder Wegerhoff, Lüdenscheid).
Bronzed iron (magnetic), on original old ribbon.