Germany, Imperial. A 1870 Iron Cross, Ii Class United Republic of War Diary (July 8th -

War Diary (July 8th - 9th

constructed of a woven bamboo frame with an exterior tan-coloured canvas twill liner

he was transferred to the 32nd Battalion on June 19

The reverse holds official information regarding the award

Germany, Imperial. A 1870 Iron Cross, Ii Class United Republic of War Diary (July 8th -(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1870. Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its 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 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial