Prussia, Kingdom. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class Archive The shoulders are each adorned

The shoulders are each adorned with boards

Perpetuations and Battle Honours

within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of “GOTT MIT UNS” (“GOD WITH US”) with laurel branches

with one large hole prevalent at the rear

Prussia, Kingdom. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class Archive The shoulders are each adorned(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 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak