Prussia, Kingdom. An 1870 Iron Cross I Class, by Godet Auction Archive silver with blue and black

silver with blue and black enamelled insignia

so that he could be admitted to No

where he became the leader of the Schutzpolizei

due to "Physical Unfitness" on May 22

evidence of oxidation and light contact on the reverse

Prussia, Kingdom. An 1870 Iron Cross I Class, by Godet Auction Archive silver with blue and black(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from