Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1905 Newly Listed Canadian Issue (in silver

Canadian Issue (in silver

A First War period medal ribbon bar featuring seven ribbons including an Austrian War Service Medal ribbon with swords

with a few handwritten notes added throughout the book

visible “veins” in black paint

maker marked PC 37 and GES

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1905 Newly Listed Canadian Issue (in silver(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer). 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 reinstitution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three