Saxony, Kingdom. A Commemorative Cross For 1870/71 certificate_of_authenticity 8 mm (w) x 89

8 mm (w) x 89 mm (h)

For his First World War service

Fabricated from an olive green gabardine wool

5 mm ribbon bar with pinback and marked "STERLING SILVER on the reverse

Saxony, Kingdom. A Commemorative Cross For 1870/71 certificate_of_authenticity 8 mm (w) x 89(Erinnerungskreuz fr 1870 71). Instituted 6 March 1871 by King Johann. (1871 issue). Constructed of gilded bronze with blue enamel, on loop for suspension with a period correct replacement ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms joined together through the quadrants by a circular laurel and oak leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Johann, within a blue enameled ring bearing six gilt stars, the reverse