Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class Auction Archive 5 mm (h) inclusive of

5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension and ring

34mm (w) x 19

where he died of his wounds on January 30

A Second War Croix de Guerre

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class Auction Archive 5 mm (h) inclusive of(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a 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 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak