Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross II Class, Single Mount, by J. Godet & Sohn Auction Archive The cap is fully surrounded

The cap is fully surrounded by fold-down side walls which slope downward toward the front

measuring 150 mm (w) x 228 mm (h)

in blue case of issue with golden imprint on top of the lid (case showing minor use and age

the reverse with a horizontal pinback

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross II Class, Single Mount, by J. Godet & Sohn Auction Archive The cap is fully surrounded(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse, Einzelspange). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a parade mount with a horizontal pinback and green wool reverse liner situated on a magnetic metal core, 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