Prussia, Kingdom. A Core For An 1870 Iron Cross Newly Listed light contact and gilt wear

light contact and gilt wear

patina on the frame

with the young O'Kelly suffering a bout of Influenza in 1918

The cap measures 265 mm in diameter at the crown

Prussia, Kingdom. A Core For An 1870 Iron Cross Newly Listed light contact and gilt wear(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 Herzstck). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871 issue). Constructed of blackened magnetic iron, consisting of a Cross Patte, 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 leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with initials FW topped by a