Prussia, Kingdom. An Order Of The Red, Boutonniere Miniature Hold with a smooth finished black

with a smooth finished black underside

The 2nd Battalion remained in England until the Great War began in 1914

and was reserved for a Head of States and exceptional military leaders

ring marked with an asterisk

Prussia, Kingdom. An Order Of The Red, Boutonniere Miniature Hold with a smooth finished black(Roter Adlerorden, Miniatur). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from a bronze boutonniere retaining a period original bow tie style ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed arms, the obverse bearing a central white enameled disc overlaid by a hand painted multi coloured Prussian eagle in exceptional detail, the reverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Friedrich Wilhelm II, unmarked, measuring 15. 95 mm (w) x 18. 38 mm (h),