Prussia, Kingdom. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class Auction Archive and 410 mm x 12

and 410 mm x 12 mm at its largest adjustable setting

great coats were permitted for wear by sergeants

engraved “Nr 1420 H

one is maker marked "WINTER & ADLER WIEN" on the reverse

Braun & Co

Prussia, Kingdom. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class Auction Archive and 410 mm x 12(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 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak