Prussia, Kingdom. A War Merit Medal 1870/71 Auction exhibiting light crazing on the

exhibiting light crazing on the chin strap and visor

128 mm x 165 mm)

It is signed in black ink on behalf of the commanding General by a Lieutenant General

Order of Service 3rd Class

Prussia, Kingdom. A War Merit Medal 1870/71 Auction exhibiting light crazing on the(Kriegsdenkmnze) Instituted 20 May 1871. A circular medal constructed of iron, the obverse bears a central crowned cipher W (Wilhelm), below reads Fr Pflichttreue im Kriege (For Duty in War), circumscribed with Gott war mit uns Ihm sei die Ehre (God was with us. To Him be the honor), the reverse bears an iron cross paty with rays in the quadrants between the arms, the centre is dated 1870 1871 within an oak leaf wreath tied with a ribbon at the