Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, with 25th Jubilee Clasp Hold the 83rd Swords on July

the 83rd Swords on July 30

three-piece construction with an original and early American flag variation ribbon

1 Clasp - TEL-EL-KEBIR (267

followed two days later by a transfer to the Machine Gun Section on October 20th

the reverse featuring the Royal Tughra Monogram

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, with 25th Jubilee Clasp Hold the 83rd Swords on July(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse mit Jubilumsspange). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 71 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