Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, with 25th Jubilee Clasp Auction obverse illustrating facing stylized pheasants

obverse illustrating facing stylized pheasants above a star-shaped insignia and inscribed "FuGuo Mutual Conscription Insurance Society"

with resistance to the push-button rendering extraction of the dagger from the bayonet difficult

and demonstrates only minor

on original "War ribbon"

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, with 25th Jubilee Clasp Auction obverse illustrating facing stylized pheasants(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer mit Jubilumsspange). 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 three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm