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Auction: 13002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 402

Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1813, 'Velvet' First Class breast Badge, velvet and fabric, velvet worn on three arms of cross, therefore good fine, rare

The 'Velvet' Iron Cross was an unofficial, improvised Badge usually constructed in a variety of styles by former army veterans for use as a decoration on occasions such as Memorial Day parades, reunions, or funerals of old comrades. They were worn on civilian clothing after their original Badge had either been lost or returned to the General Ordens Kommission in Berlin.

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£130