Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Cross of Merit for Women and Girls 1870-71 Republic of 3 mm (w) x 90

3 mm (w) x 90 mm (h)

A set of Heer Generalmajor shoulder boards

Nishan-i-Astour

a red enamelled Jerusalem Cross is superimposed on the obverse

Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Cross of Merit for Women and Girls 1870-71 Republic of 3 mm (w) x 90(Verdienstkreuz fr Frauen und Jungfrauen 1870 71). Instituted 22 March 1871 by King and Kaiser Wilhelm I. (1871 issue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with a black enameled core situated within a ribbed frame, the obverse bearing a central red and white enameled Geneva Cross, the reverse bearing central silvered integrated monograms of King Kaiser Wilhelm I and Queen Kaiserin Augusta of Saxe Weimar