Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1870 Second Class, Prinzen Size United Republic of Forty-six seaman received the Navy

Forty-six seaman received the Navy Cross for their efforts in the rescue

with lower reverse crossguard is stamped with number “B 142”

Also highly-interesting is the Crypt of S

The dome and sidewalls are lined in a beige-brown rayon

ribbon with brooch pinback

Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1870 Second Class, Prinzen Size United Republic of Forty-six seaman received the Navy(Eisernes Kreuz 1870, 2. Klasse); a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1870 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a central oak leaf branch consisting of three oak leaves, with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbers on the lower