1870 ek2 with award doc.

[ben bijker]

Nice one Tom!

What's the "other" ribbon on the backside for?
Or is it just used as backing materilal??

Regards,
Ben

[Biro]

Really nice Ben.

Congratulations...

Marshall

[Gerdan]

May be that some of you are interested to know the original text of the diploma. Here I will give the German text:

Wir,

Wilhelm

von Gottes Gnaden, König von Preußen etc.

haben dem Sekonde-Lieutenant Werner von Beeren im Hannoverschen Füsilier-

Regiment Nr. 73 das Eiserne Kreuz zweiter Klasse verliehen, und ertheilen

demselben über den rechtmäßigen Besitz dieser Auszeichnung dieses

gegenwärtige Beglaubigungs-Schreiben mit unserer eigenen Unterschrift und

dem beigedrückten Königlichen Insiegel.

Berlin, den 19 Januar 1873

sign. WILHELM




Gerdan

[ben bijker]

Thank you Gerdan!
It is a bit hard to read when you're not used to this font....

Best regards,
Ben

[Gerdan]

Hi Ben,

you are right. But also for Germans sometimes it is very (!) hard to read the old

German handwriting and the individual way of writing of each writer.

Regards

Gerdan

[ben bijker]

Hi Ben,

you are right. But also for Germans sometimes it is very (!) hard to read the old

German handwriting and the individual way of writing of each writer.

Regards

Gerdan

Well, I'm glad it's not me

I have tried to "decipher" old german handwriting and printing before, but it is very hard!!

Best regards,
Ben

[tgn]

Nice one Tom!

What's the "other" ribbon on the backside for?
Or is it just used as backing materilal??

Regards,
Ben

The ribbon in the back is for a second (different) award. I forget what it is exactly, but I think it is a Prussian war merit cross, or something like that.

Tom

[der_alte]

Hi Tom,

this is correct.

The second award is the "Preussen Verdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfe"

Regards,

Oliver

[R. Schmitt]

I just had to have this!!

Look at the pics and you'll know why

No further questions, your honor!

...and.... WOW!!!
Best Regards
Rainer