Reuss, County. A Princely Honour Cross, Third Class With Crown And Swords, C.1914 Hold 45 mm x 55

45 mm x 55

stamped four times on the Receipts for Encashment of Postal Drafts page on the inside back cover)

Grindrod embarked Halifax

an Prussian Officer who served extensively in the Franco Prussian War

he states the examples known to him are unmarked

Reuss, County. A Princely Honour Cross, Third Class With Crown And Swords, C.1914 Hold 45 mm x 55(Frstrlich Reuisches Ehrenkreuz 3. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern). A silver Maltese cross with rays and a set of crossed swords coming from the center of the cross; the obverse with a red enameled central medallion depicting a gold crowned coat of arms of Reuss, surrounded by a gold ring; the reverse with a black enameled central medallion depicting a gold crowned royal cipher of Heinrich, surrounded by a gold ring; on a loop non swivel crown and