Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, Prinzen Size, with 25th Jubilee Clasp Province of China The sweatband in butterscotch-coloured leather

The sweatband in butterscotch-coloured leather

fatigue of the visor

but features a mark on the interior of the reverse cover reading “RENATE-ALBUM”

the city and date marks obscured by contact marks

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, Prinzen Size, with 25th Jubilee Clasp Province of China The sweatband in butterscotch-coloured leather(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse, Prinzengre, mit Jubilumsspange). 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