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1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class with miniature around 1914

1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class with miniature around 1914

1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class with miniature around 1914

LOT 54-1127
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Auction ended        26th September 2021  |  04:42 pm CEST
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PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
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LOT 54-1127
EAN 2000000585840
LOT 54-1127
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
EAN 2000000585840
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
LOT 54-1127
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000585840
MAKER
WEIGHT
Imperial Germany
1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class with miniature around 1914


Description

Rare 1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class with the ribbon. Made around 1914 for veterans. Three-part construction. Iron core. Original black paint. Also, the matching 16mm miniature. 

 

 


Condition
2
Historical information
Award period
1870 - 1873
OEK
Institution date
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King Frederick William III of Prussia initially created the Iron Cross as a military decoration on March 17, 1813, during the Napoleonic Wars. The Iron Cross was also awarded during the Franco-Prussian War (1870), World War I (1914), and World War II (1939).

The Iron Cross was usually a military decoration only but awarded to civilians for performing military functions in a few instances.

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