Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross, I Class, Museum Example Auction Archive original ribbon on the VM

original ribbon on the VM

numbered "2878" on the reverse

marked "BRONZE" and maker marked " 'EL ORO' J

either foreigners or nationals

Memorial Cross Letter from Buckingham Place

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross, I Class, Museum Example Auction Archive original ribbon on the VM(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 I. Klasse, Museumsstck). 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 raised initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a black hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback with an unidentified makers mark, measuring 44.