Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, with 25th Jubilee Clasp Province of China accompanied by its hardshelled dark-red

accompanied by its hardshelled dark-red case of issue

A well-preserved Prussian Grenadier Officer’s Pickelhaube

insignia removed

a Regency was in place for the next four years

a 1936 HJ German Youth Festival commemorative badge

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, with 25th Jubilee Clasp Province of China accompanied by its hardshelled dark-red(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse mit Jubilumsspange). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the loop fastened with a 25th Jubilee Clasp, consisting of three overlapping oak leaves bearing a raised number 25, the award consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central