Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross, I Class, Museum Example Buy Now measuring 69 mm x 41

measuring 69 mm x 41 mm

GMÜUND”

backer has fragmented exposing the underlying padding

An example of a first and second war German (Bavarian) Red Cross medical staff medal bar grouping

surrounded by the inscription "ERINNERUNG an die EISERNE ZEIT 1915" (REMINDER to the IRON TIME 1915)

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross, I Class, Museum Example Buy Now measuring 69 mm x 41(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 I. Klasse, Museumsstck). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central raised initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a black hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback with an unidentified makers mark, measuring 44.