Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, by A. Werner & Söhne Auction A Prussian Officer’s Long Service

A Prussian Officer’s Long Service Award

The airship flew from March 1936 until destroyed by fire fourteen months later on May 6

measuring 98 mm wide x 850 mm in length

Knight/ Dames of Justice and Knights/Dames of Grace hold the same rank within the Order

The front has a small pouch on the front with dual snap closures

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, by A. Werner & Söhne Auction A Prussian Officer’s Long Service(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 restitution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves,