An 1870 Iron Cross 1St Class To Ferdinand Von Unruhe Hold protective bars running horizontally around

protective bars running horizontally around the helmets bottom edge (stitching removed)

Hamilton embarked Tilbury

2nd Class Silver Award

he was forced into retirement

including the commander of the British Mediterranean Fleet

An 1870 Iron Cross 1St Class To Ferdinand Von Unruhe Hold protective bars running horizontally aroundAn 1870 Iron Cross 1st Class to Ferdinand von Unruhe; Iron core, flat, pin back, maker marked J. Wagner & S. 14 Loth, with 3 fine hairline cracks to centre core, and importantly engraved "von Unruhe", measuring (w) 41. 9 mm x 41. 6mm (h) and weighing 16. 5 grams, extremely fine. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity by Detlev Niemann. Footnote: Karl Rudolph Ferdinand von Unruhe Iron Cross: Rudolf was the son of an aristocratic family from