Prussia, Kingdom. An 1870 Iron Cross, Ii Class Archive and numbered “5045” on the

and numbered “5045” on the reverse

lightly soiled lining on the inside lid and medal bed

Heye joined the Army in 1888 and subsequently became a member of the German General Staff

with two oak leaf twigs on the bottom

Prussia, Kingdom. An 1870 Iron Cross, Ii Class Archive and numbered “5045” on the(Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1870 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, the reverse with a central oak leaf branch consisting of three oak leaves, with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbers on the lower arm, a raised crown on the