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    Iron Cross Question

    Hello

    My name is Sebastian Nelson and my cousin recently sent me photographs
    of a pair of nineteenth century Prussian medals that he inherited.
    Can anyone identify these medals for me? I think one of them is an
    Iron Cross second class with a non-combatant's ribbon from the
    Franco-Prussian War (Stephen Previtera's book The Iron Times states
    that only about four thousand non-combatant Iron Crosses were awarded
    during the Franco-Prussian War.) Here are some pictures of them:

    http://home.pacbell.net/nelsnfam/medals1.jpg

    http://home.pacbell.net/nelsnfam/medals2.jpg

    My cousin assumes that these medals were awarded to one of our
    ancestors, although I can neither confirm nor deny this. I can
    document our descent from several Germans who were alive during the
    Franco-Prussian War, however. Can anyone recommend any resources or
    archives that list the names of individuals who were awarded these
    specific types of medals? Maybe I can find one of my ancestors' names
    on such a list.

    Thank you,

    Sebastian Nelson
    sebnelson@gmail.com
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    The round medal is the 1870/71 war service medal for non-combatents.
    The Iron cross is the 1870 with non-combat ribbon. They make a very
    good set. 1870 iron crosses are heavily faked. Good,sharp close-up
    pictures of the front side of the cross would really be needed to give
    you a good information it. At first blush it looks OK but it's impossible
    to tell for sure from these pictures.

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