Prussia. An Iron Cross Ii Class, C. 1870 Hold both lugs bent but intact)

both lugs bent but intact)

23 mm (h) and weighing 16

60 mm x 86

Footnote: William Clyde McDiarmid was born on November 17

1940-1944 Issue

Prussia. An Iron Cross Ii Class, C. 1870 Hold both lugs bent but intact)(Eisernes Kreuz II Klasse). Instituted 10 March 1813 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and reinstituted 18 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. 1870 1871 Issue. An Iron Cross with magnetic iron core, silver frame, black patina, crown on obverse 12 oclock arm, 1870 on obverse 6 oclock arm, W on obverse centre which stands for Wilhelm, crowned cipher FW on reverse 12 oclock arm, 1813 on reverse 6 oclock arm, oak branch on reverse centre, unmarked,