Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, by A. Werner & Söhne Newly Listed HJ officers were allowed to

HJ officers were allowed to wear breeches and black leather riding boots

Mérite Industriel et Artisanal

for further transfer to the troop transport USS Wharton (AP-7)

frayed edges

most of the original finish has been lost

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class, by A. Werner & Söhne Newly Listed HJ officers were allowed to(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse). 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, 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 restitution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves,