Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class With 25Th Jubilee Clasp Archive the former constructed of dark

the former constructed of dark green wool base with a buckram core

marked "26"

8 mm x 85 mm)

5 mm (w) x 11

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Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class With 25Th Jubilee Clasp Archive the former constructed of dark(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse mit Jubilumsspange 25). Instituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 71 issue; Jubilee Clasp 1895 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