plus gilt metal stars placed on either side and held firmly in place via screwbacks on the reverse side
He was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class on April 19th
reverse illustrating a large impressive building with a clock tower
but luckily did no more serious damage
to award you the Order of Merit
Prussia, Kingdom. A Rare Order Of The Red Eagle, I Class Star, C.1820 United Republic of plus gilt metal stars placed(Roter Adler Orden, Bruststern zur I. Klasse). Instituted 12 June 1792 by King Friedrich Wilhelm II. (1810 1829 issue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of an eight pointed radiant star, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion, bearing a raised hand painted eagle clutching a green enameled laurel crown, within a ribbed silver ring, in turn surrounded by a white enameled ring bearing a gilt inscription of