Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross II Class Auction Mackenzie was promoted to Colonel

Mackenzie was promoted to Colonel and

each of the buttons maker marked "B

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Pforzheim on the reverse

A German Iron Cross pin

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross II Class Auction Mackenzie was promoted to Colonel(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 1930s period replacement 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