Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross, I Class Newly Listed reverse is 40

reverse is 40

side cap and insignia patch

dated 26 May 1943

only exhibiting moderate use

Constructed of gilded bronze and red enamels

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross, I Class Newly Listed reverse is 40(Kniglich Preuischen Eisernen Kreuz von 1870). A beautiful 1870 cross patte with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, set in a pleasingly toned silver frame with a silver base plate, the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1870 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, the reverse with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch, with one prong remaining