Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross For Non-Combatants Newly Listed 27mm(w) x 40

27mm(w) x 40

where he graduated in 1910

(Sachse-Ernestinische Hausorden Ritterkreuz Komturkreuz)

scattered gilt wear and green oxidation

silvered metal cap and red painted mesh grid centre

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross For Non-Combatants Newly Listed 27mm(w) x 40(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 a 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