Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1905 Province of China measuring 24 mm (w) x

measuring 24 mm (w) x 36

the scabbard measuring 228 mm in length

piped with twisted alternating silvery and black wires

situated above a banner bearing a raised inscription of “WILHELMSHAVEN”

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1905 Province of China measuring 24 mm (w) x(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