Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross For Non-Combatants Archive reposing special trust and confidence

reposing special trust and confidence in your ability

measuring 24 mm in diameter at its widest point

This is a typical machine woven (BeVo) example in silver thread over black rayon

with the exterior cover bearing an author and title circumscribing a seal of the United States

scuffed exteriors

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross For Non-Combatants Archive reposing special trust and confidence(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