DECEMBER 1873” inside of a laurel and oak wreath
with a barrel hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch
He was the victim of a gas attack at Ypres on July 31
1940 (with original signature of Generalleutnant Friedrich Kirchner (26 March 1885 – 6 April 1960
Germany, Imperial. A 25th Jubilee Clasp to the 1870 Iron Cross, Unissued, with Period Case Buy Now DECEMBER 1873” inside of a(Jubilums Eichenlaub 1895 fr das Eiserne Kreuz II. Klasse von 1870). Instituted 18 August 1895 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1895 issue). Constructed of silver, the obverse consisting of three overlapping oak leaves with veins and texture executed in rich detail, bearing a central raised number 25, the reverse retaining both attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 23. 18 mm (W) x 20. 39 mm (h), 1. 4 grams, accompanied by a period presentation case, of two