Luxembourg, Duchy. An Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau, Officer with Crown, by Bertrand Auction Archive An 1870 Iron Cross II

An 1870 Iron Cross II Class

constructed of a black rayon base

overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a hand-filed mobile swastika

on original ribbon as worn with safety pin

Luxembourg, Duchy. An Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau, Officer with Crown, by Bertrand Auction Archive An 1870 Iron Cross II(Ordre de Mrite civil et militaire dAdolphe de Nassau). Instituted 1858. In silver gilt, a Maltese cross with white enameled arms and ball finals, the obverse centre bears the letter "A" in Gold in Gothic script, crowned by an imperial crown, with blue enamel surround depicting laurels and the motto "Virtute", the reverse centre applique presents the dates "1292" (the year that Adolf of Nassau Weilburg was crowned as King of the Romans) and "1858"