Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, with 25th Jubilee Clasp Republic of both maker marked "MINCOVNA KREMNICA"

both maker marked "MINCOVNA KREMNICA" and measuring 18 mm in diameter

He joined the army in 1903

Footnote: The Georg Thiele was a destroyer built for the Kriegsmarine in the mid 1930’s

Danninger worked as a bookkeeper in  a coal mine

It was re-designated the 87th Quebec Battalion of Infantry on May 27

Germany, Imperial. A Rare 1870 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, with 25th Jubilee Clasp Republic of both maker marked "MINCOVNA KREMNICA"(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer mit Jubilumsspange). Reinstituted 19 July 1870 by King Wilhelm I. (1870 1871 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm