Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Buy Now Runkle was a life-long member

Runkle was a life-long member of the Virginia National Guard

Grand Gold Medal with Ribbon

all in very fine or better condition

Gablonz-Reisse - RZM M4/110)

8 cm (l) x 16

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Buy Now Runkle was a life-long member(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silvered and blackened magnetic metal, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened core within a ribbed and silvered magnetic 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