Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross II Class, Single Mount, by J. Godet & Sohn Auction Archive The 12th Canadian Infantry Brigade

The 12th Canadian Infantry Brigade was created out of units already in existence

the pin and catch are marked with A

with multiple segments in each: 1

the expressions on the faces of the lions and the harp figurine exceptional

Footnote: The Anti-Communist Volunteer Militia (Italian: Milizia Volontaria Anti Comunista

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross II Class, Single Mount, by J. Godet & Sohn Auction Archive The 12th Canadian Infantry Brigade(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse, Einzelspange). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a parade mount with a horizontal pinback and green wool reverse liner situated on a magnetic metal core, 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