Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Order Of The Red Eagle, Iv Class Cross, C. 1850 Newly Listed 1908-1918 Issue

1908-1918 Issue

loss of green and red enamel in wreath

the letter written over two pages

Die stamped brass

He was awarded the 1939-45 Star

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Order Of The Red Eagle, Iv Class Cross, C. 1850 Newly Listed 1908-1918 Issue(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