Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, with 25th Jubilee Clasp Auction Type III: Silvered feinzink with

Type III: Silvered feinzink with blue and black enamels

on original "War ribbon"

in clay with a metal clip attached to the reverse with a horizontal pinback

which fell under the authority of the federal government

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, with 25th Jubilee Clasp Auction Type III: Silvered feinzink with(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer mit Jubilumsspange). 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