Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, by A. Werner & Söhne Auction Colonel Maxime Arié)

Colonel Maxime Arié)

measuring 140 mm (w) x 219 mm (h)

with card board box of issue (torn on one side thus fair condition)

Red Star Medal

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, by A. Werner & Söhne Auction Colonel Maxime Arié)(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 restitution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves,