Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1870 Second Class, Prinzen Size United Republic of Light wear and pitting on

Light wear and pitting on the enameled arms

with ball hinge set up on reverse

The dome and sidewalls are lined in a beige-brown rayon

ribbon with brooch pinback

Forty-six seaman received the Navy Cross for their efforts in the rescue

Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1870 Second Class, Prinzen Size United Republic of Light wear and pitting on(Eisernes Kreuz 1870, 2. Klasse); a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1870 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a central oak leaf branch consisting of three oak leaves, with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbers on the lower