Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class Auction Archive A 1898 Military Personnel Silver

A 1898 Military Personnel Silver Commemorative Court Official’s Medal

34mm (w) x 19

with a vertical wire pinback and a functional hinge/catch assembly

set within an oval laurel wreath on a pebbled background

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class Auction Archive A 1898 Military Personnel Silver(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