Prussia, Kingdom. A War Merit Medal 1870/71 And Ribbon Bar certificate_of_authenticity with all three reverse attachment

with all three reverse attachment prongs intact

scattered paint loss)

size marked "7" above and date marked "1945" below

the centre obverse features a red medallion with cypher

Prussia, Kingdom. A War Merit Medal 1870/71 And Ribbon Bar certificate_of_authenticity with all three reverse attachment(Kriegsdenkmnze) Instituted 20 May 1871. A circular medal constructed of iron, the obverse bears a central crowned cipher W (Wilhelm), below reads Fr Pflichttreue im Kriege (For Duty in War), circumscribed with Gott war mit uns Ihm sei die Ehre (God was with us. To Him be the honor), the reverse bears an iron cross paty with rays in the quadrants between the arms, the centre is dated 1870 1871 within an oak leaf wreath tied with a ribbon at the