Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1905 Auction Archive marked with an Iron Cross

marked with an Iron Cross and the patriotic verse "Aus grosser Zeit" (For Larger Time) on the lid

overlaid by shaking hands

each has an adjustable oval buckle with sliding adjustment

Likely of Austrian production

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1905 Auction Archive marked with an Iron Cross(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871 issue), Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, 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 three