Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross I Class, by J. Godet & Söhne Republic of Bavarian Crown Prinz Rupprecht Medal

Bavarian Crown Prinz  Rupprecht Medal

Light ivory coloured solid celluloid grip exhibits contact and period use

the case held open by two chains - attached to either side of the case

and overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

“Gott mit uns” (“God with us”) arched overhead

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross I Class, by J. Godet & Söhne Republic of Bavarian Crown Prinz Rupprecht Medal(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871). 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 a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, with stabilizers