Prussia, Kingdom. An 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive sewn upon a black wool

sewn upon a black wool base via white threading

" (Overhoff & Cie

so I lost it

that was received by his parents after he had been reported missing to them

Prussia, Kingdom. An 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive sewn upon a black wool(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 19 July 1870. (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 central oak leaves, the six oclock