Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class, With 25Th Jubilee Clasp United Republic of commanded a force of approximately

commanded a force of approximately a thousand rifles and two guns

This is a scarce UAK (Ubootsabnahmekommando/Acceptance Authority of the Kriegsmarine for Submarines) Identification tag

An average of perhaps a book a day has been written on some aspect of this great conflict - the New York Public Library has more than 18

all superimposed on a top black wool base

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class, With 25Th Jubilee Clasp United Republic of commanded a force of approximately(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse mit Jubilums Eichenlaub). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I (Jubilee Clasp instituted 18 August 1895 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (Iron Cross 1870 71 issue; Jubilee Clasp 1895 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