Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross For Non-Combatants Archive It is marked “Roneusil Rostfrei”

It is marked “Roneusil Rostfrei”

Subsequently he was severely wounded and received a Wound Badge in Gold

scuffed exteriors

the wings stitched in place to the black paper covered khaki cotton mesh backer via black threading

Commander’s Cross -  Silver gilt and enamels

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross For Non-Combatants Archive It is marked “Roneusil Rostfrei”(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a 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