Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class Auction number impressed "43744" on the

number impressed "43744" on the reverse

A lot of Luftwaffe rank insignia

the reverse maker marked “Josef Pauser

engraver marked with the interlocking initials ""GL"" (Georges Lemaire)

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross II Class Auction number impressed "43744" on the(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 71 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a trapezoidal bar with a horizontal pinback, 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