Commemorative Cross of the 1916–1918 War exterior and 7 mm on the interior. In the center of the cross, there is a 13 mm circle. The external borders of the cross and the circle have 1.3 mm. Inside the circle, on the obverse, there is the royal cypher of King Ferdinand I of Romania (two "F"s facing away with a royal crown on top), while on the reverse there is inscribed "1916"|"1918" on the early models and "1916"|"1919" on later models, in two rows. The 30 mm ribbon alternates four equal bars of dark blue with three equal bars of green. Seventeen clasps were approved for
The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (), commonly, but incorrectly, known as the Hindenburg Cross was established by Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, President of the German Republic, by an order dated 13 July 1934, to commemorate service of the German people during the First World War. This was Germany's first official service medal for soldiers of Imperial Germany who had taken part in the war, and where they had since died it was also awarded to their surviving next-of-kin. Shortly after its issuance, the government of Nazi Germany declared