Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, by A. Werner & Söhne Republic of He was struck off strength

He was struck off strength to the 3rd Battalion

21 mm (w) x 53

The finest example of the type

The two ends of the chain where they meet behind the wearer's neck houses a 16

It took only 81 hours to fly from Friedrichshafen to New York in 1924

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, by A. Werner & Söhne Republic of He was struck off strength(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse). 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 restitution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves,