Prussia, Kingdom. A General Honour Decoration With 70-Year Clasp Hold He had four siblings: two

He had four siblings: two brothers

Constructed of green felt backers looped through a dual zinc hanger

edge nicks and light contact on both

A textbook example of a “Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1

when he was Killed in Action during the Battle of the Somme

Prussia, Kingdom. A General Honour Decoration With 70-Year Clasp Hold He had four siblings: two(Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen mit Jubilumsschild 70). Instituted 18 January 1810 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1851 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with 70 clasp, the obverse bearing a raised central inscription of VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT (SERVICE TO THE STATE) within a laurel leaf wreath, the reverse bearing a raised monogram of King Friedrich Wilhelm III, unmarked, measuring 39. 15 mm in