Germany, Imperial. A Superb 1870 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example, c. 1900 GTRexclude surmounted by a delicate crown

surmounted by a delicate crown

An official issue Wehrmachtspfarrer/Kriegspfarrer (Wehrmacht Champlain/Wartime Chaplain) pectoral cross

backed by a padded liner in the dome

Footnote: The Battle of Camarón (French: Bataille de Camerone) which occurred over ten hours on April 30

Germany, Imperial. A Superb 1870 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example, c. 1900 GTRexclude surmounted by a delicate crown(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1870, Museumsstck). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with initials FW