Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross For Non-Combatants Auction lined in red felt

lined in red felt

Towards the left on the sweatband is a maker’s mark in silver lettering - it is illegible

The cap measures 235 mm in width x 270 mm in depth x 115 mm in height

Officer's Application and Record Sheet

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross For Non-Combatants Auction lined in red felt(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