Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross I Class, by J. Godet & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity Bronze Grade - Bronze gilt

Bronze Grade - Bronze gilt

Molded and smooth blackened leather helmet

obverse Captain Jean Danjou leading his French Foreign Legion soldiers

5 mm x 107 mm each

It contains a two page autobiography and several evaluations

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross I Class, by J. Godet & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity Bronze Grade - Bronze gilt(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, with stabilizers