Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, with 25th Jubilee Clasp consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac reverse catch missing

reverse catch missing

arriving in Halifax on June 7th

He was previously excluded from active service because of his health and having previously served in 1914 to 1915 in a light infantry battalion

with the edges adorned by a twisted silver aluminum bullion chord

the reverse of both the twelve o’clock arm and clasp stamped with silver content numbers of “800”

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, with 25th Jubilee Clasp consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac reverse catch missing(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse mit Jubilumsspange). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 71 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