Prussia, Kingdom. An Alsen Cross, C.1864 Auction Archive 95 mm (w) x 69

95 mm (w) x 69

all original striking good quality miniatures

the obverse with a central German national eagle clutching a swastika

The tin measures approximately 85 mm in diameter and 21 mm in height

During his medical examination performed seven months earlier

Prussia, Kingdom. An Alsen Cross, C.1864 Auction Archive 95 mm (w) x 69(Alsen Kreuz). Instituted 7 December 1864 by King Wilhelm I. (1864 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central Hohenzollern eagle above a ship, the arms with an inscription of ALSEN 29. JUNI 1864, the reverse with a central leftward facing profile of King Wilhelm I, circumscribed by name and title, with a laurel wreath through the quadrants, unmarked,