Germany, Imperial. A Commemorative 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac there are two gray cotton

there are two gray cotton patches sewn on either side at the rear

II Class Silver Grade (Kiváló Véradó): in silvered bronze with red enamels

circumscribed “Pugnis Acerbis Fidem probauit Tirolis”

The Awards of Lieutenant Colonel A

constructed of magnetic metal with a polished silver finish

Germany, Imperial. A Commemorative 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac there are two gray cotton(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse, Erinnerungsstck). Constructed of blackened and silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from a period original ribbon stitched into a parade format with a horizontal pinback, consisting of a Cross Patte the obverse bearing three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm bearing a reinstitution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm bearing a crowned initial W, the reverse with visible rivets securing the obverse features in