Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Order Of The Red Eagle, Iv Class Cross, C. 1850 Newly Listed (Deutsches Reich Abzeichen)

(Deutsches Reich Abzeichen)

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1908-1918 Issue

loss of green and red enamel in wreath

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Order Of The Red Eagle, Iv Class Cross, C. 1850 Newly Listed (Deutsches Reich Abzeichen)(Roter Adler Orden, IV. Klasse Kreuz). Instituted 12 June 1792 by King Friedrich Wilhelm II; IV Class instituted 18 January 1830 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1848 1854 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from a period correct replacement ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed border, the obverse bearing a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a hand painted Prussian imperial eagle executed in a purple hue, the