Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross With 1914 Spange Medal Bar Auction then promoted to Captain in

then promoted to Captain in 1874 and resigned in that rank in 1896

obverse stamped on both sides of the double slotted centre (not legible)

mild surface oxidation

915 purity)

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross With 1914 Spange Medal Bar Auction then promoted to Captain inA fine medal bar, consisting of three awards, being 1) An Iron Cross 1870 Second Class; silver cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the original institution date 1870 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown in high relief on the upper arm; the reverse with a central oak leaf branch consisting of three oak leaves, with the