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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144777, 6 September 1915, Page 7

The Czar was recently complimenting a soldier, and asked him if he would rather have 100 rubles or the Iron Cross. “Would your Majesty deign to tell me the value of the cross?” inquired the private. “Oh, it is not worth much intrinsically, oerhaps two rubles.” • “Then, your Majesty, I will take the cross and ninety-eight rubles.” This is an interesting episode, and the most interesting thing about it is that it also happened during the Franco-Pruss ; an war, the Crimean war, the Seven Years’ war, and tho Marlborough campaigns.

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