Prussia, Kingdom. An Unusual 1813 Iron Cross II Class, c. 1825 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic circumscribed by the inscription FRIEDRICH

circumscribed by the inscription FRIEDRICH WILHELM III SCHÜTZER UND PFLEGER DER KÜNSTE (FRIEDRICH WILHELM III PROTECTOR AND CARER OF ARTS)

cleaned and mounted court style

Service Records and Awards Card

appointed a 2nd Lieutenant on June 26

Prussia, Kingdom. An Unusual 1813 Iron Cross II Class, c. 1825 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic circumscribed by the inscription FRIEDRICH(Eisernes Kreuz 1813 II. Klasse). Instituted 10 March 1813 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1813 1815 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse plain, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with initials FW topped by a royal crown, the twelve oclock arm culminating in an