Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross For Non-Combatants Archive Commander’s Cross - Silver gilt

Commander’s Cross -  Silver gilt and enamels

(Deutsches Turnfest

the wings stitched in place to the black paper covered khaki cotton mesh backer via black threading

Subsequently he was severely wounded and received a Wound Badge in Gold

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross For Non-Combatants Archive Commander’s Cross - Silver gilt(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 a 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