A Franco-Prussian War Period Order Of The Crown With Cross Of Geneva; Third Class Newly Listed becoming the original Commanding Officer

becoming the original Commanding Officer of the 1st Infantry Battalion and holding the position from September 22

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Western Canada with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier

maker marked "JK" inside a triangle (Josef Kopphold

The inside is lined in a forest green rayon

Austrian Imperial Gold hallmark

A Franco-Prussian War Period Order Of The Crown With Cross Of Geneva; Third Class Newly Listed becoming the original Commanding OfficerA Prussian Kniglicher Kronen Orden with the cross of Geneva; gold cross patte with a gold central medallion bearing the royal crown, surrounded by a ring of blue enamels bearing the motto Gott Mit Uns (God with Us), with the reverse with a similar gold central medallion bearing the royal monogram, also surrounded by a ring of blue enamels bearing the date of institution 18 October, 1861, with an enamelled Cross of Geneva in white and red enamels on