rare ek2 a core type 1870

very rare original a-type iron cross from 1870.This medal comes with a ribbon which was with it when I found it.This type is rarely found on the marketThis medal was issued during the Franco-Prussian War.The Franco-Prussian War was an armed conflict between France and a Prussian-led coalition of the North German Confederation and several South German kingdoms that lasted from July 19, 1870, to May 10, 1871. The final result was a victory for Prussia and its allies. This led to the fall of the Second French Empire, the deposition of French Emperor Napoleon III, and the establishment of the German Empire.