Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class United Republic of (Mecidiye Nişanı)

(Mecidiye Nişanı)

the hook remaining intact at one end

with a central black mobile swastika circumscribed by a raised inscription of “DER DEUTSCHEN MUTTER” (“TO THE GERMAN MOTHER”)

" stated Frank Luce

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class United Republic of (Mecidiye Nişanı)(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial institution date of