Prussia, Kingdom. An 1870 Iron Cross I Class, by Godet Hold signed copy

signed copy

his private secretary and later his deputy – during official events concerning the building of the Mittelland Canal

constructed of 16 mm (w) x 10 mm (h)

with green glazed exterior

James Colley

Prussia, Kingdom. An 1870 Iron Cross I Class, by Godet Hold signed copy(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 I. Klasse). 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 a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from