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Prussia - Iron Cross 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and Jubilee Number "25"

Prussia - Iron Cross 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and Jubilee Number "25"

Prussia - Iron Cross 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and Jubilee Number "25"

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DESCRIPTion, DETaILS & Photos
SAVE FOR LATER
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
MATERIAL iron, silver
DIMENSIONS 45 x 40.8 mm
OEK 1905
MAKER
WEIGHT 19.3 g with ribbon and Oak Leaf
US LOT US6-0450
EAN 3000000041543
US LOT US6-0450
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
EAN 3000000041543
MATERIAL iron, silver
DIMENSIONS 45 x 40.8 mm
OEK 1905
MAKER
WEIGHT 19.3 g with ribbon and Oak Leaf
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
US LOT US6-0450
MATERIAL iron, silver
DIMENSIONS 45 x 40.8 mm
EAN 3000000041543
OEK 1905
MAKER
WEIGHT 19.3 g with ribbon and Oak Leaf
Imperial Germany
Prussia - Iron Cross 2nd Class with Oak Leaves and Jubilee Number "25"


Description

Textbook Iron Cross 2nd Class, 1870, with oak leaf cluster. Typical Type I core in high quality cast. Silver frame. Comes with the original ribbon and silvered oak leaf cluster mounted on the ribbon.

Fantastic opportunity to acquire an original cross with oak leaf!


Condition
1-

Seller
History Trader Inc., 521 Thorn Street #165, Sewickly, PA 15143-0165, USA
Historical information
Award period
ab 1895 -
OEK
1905
Institution date
1895
Instituted by
King Frederick William III of Prussia

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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