Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1905 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the exterior with a black

the exterior with a black enameled Iron Cross flanked by dates “19” (missing the “14”) and “1915”

Irrestible

constructed of field-grey cotton with a herringbone twill (HBT) texture

at Military Headquarters in Ottawa

in virtually mint condition and rare

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1905 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the exterior with a black(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (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