Prussia, Kingdom. An 1813 Iron Cross Ii Class, C. 1825 Newly Listed engraver marked at the base

engraver marked at the base of the bust

MONT-VALERIEN

/ En foi de quoi nous lui avons fait délivrer aujourd'hui le présent Brevet signé de notre main

constructed of varying metals

before being redeployed to Flanders and the Western Front

Prussia, Kingdom. An 1813 Iron Cross Ii Class, C. 1825 Newly Listed engraver marked at the base(Eisernes Kreuz 1813 II. Klasse). Instituted 10 March 1813 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1813 1815 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with initials FW topped by a royal crown, unmarked, measuring 42. 78 mm (w) x