1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class

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1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class

4-place medal bar with 1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class

4-place medal bar with 1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class

LOT 57-1464
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PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
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LOT 57-1464
EAN 2000000626406
LOT 57-1464
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
EAN 2000000626406
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
MAKER view maker
WEIGHT
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Imperial Germany
LOT 57-1464
MATERIAL
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000626406
MAKER view maker
WEIGHT
Imperial Germany
1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class


Description

An unusual 4-place "medal bar" consisting of Prussian Centenary Medal, Prussian Königgrätz Commemorative Cross 1866, Prussian War Commemorative Medal 1870-1871 with seven battle clasps and 1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class with "25" Jubilee Clasp. 

(Iron Cross: three-part construction, iron core, original black paint, both prongs of the Jubilee Clasp are in place.)

The medals are attached to a medal ribbon. On the back, there are five small hooks. Made by the recipient to wear it as a medal bar. The Iron Cross has come off the medal bar, you can see the traces (thread). 

Signs of wear.


Condition
2/2-
Historical information
Award period
1870 - 1873
OEK
Institution date
Instituted by

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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