Germany, Imperial. A Pair of Iron Crosses II Class Republic of Department of Marengo

Department of Marengo

and on the suspension bar with a French eagle’s head denoting Paris manufacture between 1870-1919

et du serment / TITRE V Des séries de numéros et des brevets"

and substituted with the tank of a late war manufacture Wehrmacht Tank Badge “Panzerkampfabzeichen

the obverse bearing a central raised inscription of “VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT” (“SERVICE TO THE STATE”)

Germany, Imperial. A Pair of Iron Crosses II Class Republic of Department of Marengo(Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse). A pair of Iron Crosses II Class, including: 1. An 1870 award, 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 reinstitution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the