Prussia, Kingdom. An 1813 Iron Cross Ii Class, Centenary Example Auction Archive secured at the front by

secured at the front by a single olive-drab coloured pebbled aluminum button

to supplement the identification manuals then in use

You are advised that the death of your son being related to his service you will shortly receive a Silver Memorial Cross given by the Canadian Government as a slight token of appreciation of the sacrifice you have made

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Prussia, Kingdom. An 1813 Iron Cross Ii Class, Centenary Example Auction Archive secured at the front by(Eisernes Kreuz 1813 II. Klasse). Instituted 10 March 1813 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1813 1815 issue; c. 1813 centenary reissue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse plain, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm