Prussia, Kingdom. An 1870 Iron Cross I Class, by Godet consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac an attractive cross in Gold

an attractive cross in Gold consisting of a white enamelled cross with Gold framing and ball finals

naming is engraved on all three

with a handwritten signature of General Siegfried Haenicke

measuring 38 mm x 20 mm

measuring at 43mm (w) x 57mm (h- to top of wreath suspension)

Prussia, Kingdom. An 1870 Iron Cross I Class, by Godet consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac an attractive cross in Gold(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871 issue). 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 emanating from