Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1905 Republic of THIRD PLACE (two-piece construction

THIRD PLACE (two-piece construction

This Knight’s Cross features a regulation silver frame in the shape of a cross pattée that is marked L/12 for maker C

The cap measures approximately 21 cm (w) x 27 cm (l) x 13 cm (h)

71mm(w) x 74mm(h)

The dagger is completed by a gilded bronze pommel in the form of a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1905 Republic of THIRD PLACE (two-piece construction(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 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