Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class Hold measuring 395 mm (w) x

measuring 395 mm (w) x 120 mm (h)

circumscribed by the inscription MILITARY ORDER OF THE DRAGON CHINA 1900

traces of gilt remains

the pinback maker marked with an illegible Präsidialkanzlei number

the reverse pebbled

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class Hold measuring 395 mm (w) x(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse). Reinstated 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial institution date of