Prussia, Kingdom. An Order of the Red Eagle, IV Class Cross, by J.H. Werner Auction Archive black and blue embroidery

black and blue embroidery

43 mm x 63

both sides illustrating an open-ended wreath with an overlaying condor

a Wehrmacht 4-Year Long Service ribbon with miniature eagle

the lid with a 50 mm x 68 mm Royal Artillery cap badge affixed in the centre

Prussia, Kingdom. An Order of the Red Eagle, IV Class Cross, by J.H. Werner Auction Archive black and blue embroidery(Roter Adler Orden Kreuz IV. Klasse). Instituted 12 June 1792 by King Friedrich Wilhelm II. (1864 1918 issue). Constructed of silver with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms, the obverse overlaid by a central white enameled medallion bearing a hand painted Prussian imperial eagle, the reverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Friedrich Wilhelm II, the twelve oclock arm topped by an eyelet and ring retaining a period original