France. A Volunteer Combatant's Cross For The Franco-Prussian War, Type Ii (1870-1871) GTRexclude 51 mm x 98 mm

51 mm x 98 mm

Royal Artillery at Abbotabad (July 1938 and January 1939)

He was conscripted for duty on April 16th

reverse reads "Den Tapferen Vertheidigern Des Vaterlandes MCCCXCVII"

France. A Volunteer Combatant's Cross For The Franco-Prussian War, Type Ii (1870-1871) GTRexclude 51 mm x 98 mmA bronze, type II with "1870 1871" Franco Prussian War reverse centrepiece, cornucopia hallmarked and marked "BR" on the bottom arm on the reverse, 33. 7 mm, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Volunteer Combatant's Cross was instituted in 1935, designated for those who volunteered to serve in the First World War. It was later expanded to include those who volunteered to serve during the Franco Prussian War and the Second World War. It was