Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class, With 25Th Jubilee Clasp Auction Military Academy at West Point

Military Academy at West Point

with four national eagles (Hoheitszeichen) between the arms of the cross

epaulettes held in place with olive green plastic dress buttons

affixed with a magnetic stainless steel blade with a sharpened lower edge

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class, With 25Th Jubilee Clasp Auction Military Academy at West Point(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse mit Jubilumsspange 25). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871 issue; Jubilee Clasp 1895 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon pinned with 25th Jubilee Clasp, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic metal core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1870, the