An 1870 Iron Cross 2Nd Class Pair, Franco-Prussian War GTRexclude The lower left breast has

The lower left breast has a hand embroidered SSrunes in bright silver/aluminum wire threads on a green wool base

that he had no previous military service and that his trade was that of Iron Worker

British-made

the formation was intact and about to go through a cloud formation which was impossible to avoid

An 1870 Iron Cross 2Nd Class Pair, Franco-Prussian War GTRexclude The lower left breast hasAn 1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class, with magnetic center and iron frame magnetic, with excellent crisp details, excellent quality; together with 1870 71 Campaign Medal; as originally worn on a simple mounted medal bar, very fine condition.