Medals of Prussia

ORDERS

ORDER OF THE BLACK EAGLE - Founded by King Frederick I of Prussia on Jan. 17th, 1701.  Collar, cross, or breast star.
POUR LE MERITE - Started as the Order of Generosity in 1685.   Frederick the Great changed the name to Pour Le Merite.  Grand cross badge, grand cross breast star, or neck badge aball1.gif (8540 bytes) there are several variations of the neck badge.
POUR LE MERITE FOR ARTS & SCIENCE - badge in gold or silver/gilt.
MERIT ORDER OF THE PRUSSIAN CROWN
ORDER OF THE RED EAGLE - Founded by Christian Ernest, Margrave of Bayreuth in 1705 as the Order of Sincerity.  In 1792 Bayreuth was absorbed by Prussia and it became the Prussian Order of the Red Eagle.  Several classes and variations including type III - I class breast star aball1.gif (8540 bytes) and type III - IV class with stipled arms aball1.gif (8540 bytes)
ORDER OF THE CROWN - Several classes and variations.
HOUSE ORDER OF HOHENZOLLERN - Several classes including Knight with swords silver/gilt aball1.gif (8540 bytes) and Inhaber Eagle aball1.gif (8540 bytes)
JOHANNITER ORDER - Re-founded by King Frederick V of Prussia in 1852.  Commander's cross with crown, withouth crown, member's cross gold or silver.
LOUISE ORDER - Grand cross badge, grand cross breast star, order cross I class (gold, golden crown, or silver crown), or II class.

MILITARY MEDALS

1813 IRON CROSS - breast star, grand cross badge, 1st class, 2nd class or Kulm cross.
1870 IRON CROSS - grand cross badge, 1st class, 2nd class or 2nd class with oakleaves.
1914 IRON CROSS - breast star, grand cross badge, 1st class or 2nd class.
MILITARY MERIT MEDAL (1793-1797) - dated 1793, golden or silver.
MILITARY MERIT MEDAL (1797-1814) - not dated, golden or silver.
MILITARY HONOR DECORATION - 3 versions of 1st class and 1 of 2nd class.
MILITARY MERIT CROSS - gold or silver/gilt.
WAR MERIT MEDAL - type I "FWIIIR" or type II "WR".
1813-15 CAMPAIGN MEDAL - many versions.
1832 NAUFCHATEL COMM. MEDAL
1848/49 HOHENZOLLERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL - combat or non-combat.
1864 DUPPEL STORM CROSS - versions for reserves and also for doctors & clergy.
1864 ALSEN CROSS - versions for reserves and also for doctors & clergy.
1864 CAMPAIGN MEDAL - combat or non-combat.
1866 KONIGGRATZ CROSS
1866 DER MAIN ARMEE CROSS
1866 TREUEN KRIEGEN CROSS
1866 NON-COMBAT CROSS
1915 WAR-AID SERVICE CROSS
25 YEAR LONG SERVICE CROSS FOR OFFICERS - types I, II or III aball1.gif (8540 bytes)
LONG SERVICE DECORATION (1825-1913) - 21, 15 or 9 years.
LONG SERVICE DECORATION (1913-1918) - 15 aball1.gif (8540 bytes), 12 aball1.gif (8540 bytes) or 8 years aball1.gif (8540 bytes)
LANDWEHR DECORATION - 1st cl cross aball1.gif (8540 bytes), 2nd cl bar aball1.gif (8540 bytes), or 3rd cl medal aball1.gif (8540 bytes)

OTHER MEDALS

GENERAL HONOR MEDAL - many variations including silver medal with 50 year button aball1.gif (8540 bytes)
CIVIL MERIT CROSS - gilt with crown, gilt without crown, silver with crown, or silver without crown.
LADIES GOLD MERIT CROSS - with royal crown or with imperial crown.
LADIES SILVER MERIT CROSS - with royal crown or with imperial crown.
OLBERG CROSS
1861 CORONATION MEDAL
1870/71 LADIE'S CROSS
1879 GOLDEN WEDDING MEDAL - 1st, 2nd or 3rd class.
1898 JERUSALEM CROSS
1906 SILVER WEDDING DECORATION
ROYAL HOUSEHOLD DECORATION FOR LADIES
LIFESAVING MEDAL - table medal, "Koenig" or "Konig" aball1.gif (8540 bytes)
RED CROSS DECORATION - 1st, 2nd or 3rd class.  3rd class comes in bronze aball1.gif (8540 bytes), zinc, war metal aball1.gif (8540 bytes) or steel.  Also are colonial campaign bars for these decorations.
FIRE SERVICE MERIT DECORATION - bronze or war metal.
RAILROAD LONG SERVICE BADGE - 40 or 25 years.


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