Prussia, Kingdom. A Düppel Storm Cross, C.1864 GTRexclude The War Merit Cross 2nd

The War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords certificate is named to Obergefreiter Hartwig

on loop for suspension with crossed swords clasp

attending officers' training courses in the process

Nova Scotia for service in South Africa

In silver or bronze

Prussia, Kingdom. A Düppel Storm Cross, C.1864 GTRexclude The War Merit Cross 2nd(Dppeler Sturmkreuz). Instituted 18 October 1864 by King WIlhem I of Prussia. 1864 Issue. A bronze straight armed cross paty with a round laurel wreath between the arms, the obverse bears a left facing head portrait of King WIlhelm I and WILHELM KOENIG VON PREUSSEN (Wilhelm, the King of Prussia), the reverse bears a crowned Prussian eagle atop a canon bearing a Danish cross, the 12 oclock arm on the reverse is inscribed with DPPEL, the 3 oclock arm